404  
WWUS53 KOAX 151826  
SVSOAX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA  
126 PM CDT WED APR 15 2026  
 
NEC023-109-155-159-151915-  
/O.CON.KOAX.SV.W.0032.000000T0000Z-260415T1915Z/  
LANCASTER NE-SEWARD NE-BUTLER NE-SAUNDERS NE-  
126 PM CDT WED APR 15 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM CDT  
FOR NORTHWESTERN LANCASTER...NORTHEASTERN SEWARD...SOUTHEASTERN  
BUTLER AND SOUTHWESTERN SAUNDERS COUNTIES...  
 
AT 126 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR DWIGHT, OR 11  
MILES NORTHEAST OF SEWARD, MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED QUARTER SIZE HAIL 3 MILES  
EAST SOUTHEAST OF ULYSSES.  
 
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT DAMAGE  
TO ROOFS, SIDING, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
WAHOO, CERESCO, VALPARAISO, MEAD, WESTON, DWIGHT, ITHACA, AND LAKE  
WANAHOO RECREATION AREA.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND  
LIGHTNING. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A WELL-BUILT STRUCTURE. STAY AWAY FROM  
WINDOWS.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4098 9703 4110 9711 4133 9646 4105 9646  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1826Z 248DEG 33KT 4106 9699  
 
HAIL THREAT...OBSERVED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...<50 MPH  
 
 
 
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