244  
WWUS83 KOAX 170746  
SPSOAX  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE  
246 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
 
NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034-042>044-050-051-171000-  
KNOX-CEDAR-THURSTON-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE-BOONE-MADISON-STANTON-  
CUMING-BURT-PLATTE-COLFAX-DODGE-BUTLER-SAUNDERS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CREIGHTON, BLOOMFIELD, CROFTON, WAUSA,  
VERDIGRE, NIOBRARA, HARTINGTON, LAUREL, RANDOLPH, COLERIDGE,  
PENDER, MACY, WALTHILL, WINNEBAGO, NELIGH, ELGIN, PIERCE,  
PLAINVIEW, OSMOND, WAYNE, ALBION, ST. EDWARD, NORFOLK, STANTON,  
WEST POINT, WISNER, TEKAMAH, OAKLAND, LYONS, DECATUR, COLUMBUS,  
SCHUYLER, FREMONT, DAVID CITY, WAHOO, ASHLAND, AND YUTAN  
246 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
 
...SPORADIC STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHEAST NEBRASKA  
THROUGH 500 AM CDT...  
 
AT 240 AM CDT, MULTIPLE PUBLIC MESONET STATIONS REPORTED WIND  
GUSTS OF 45-52 MPH FROM BOONE TO KNOX COUNTIES.  
 
HAZARD...45-55 MPH WIND GUSTS  
 
SOURCE...PUBLIC MESONET  
 
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND  
UNSECURED OBJECTS.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 
 
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