038  
WWUS53 KOAX 151900  
SVSOAX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA  
200 PM CDT WED APR 15 2026  
 
NEC155-151915-  
/O.CON.KOAX.SV.W.0032.000000T0000Z-260415T1915Z/  
SAUNDERS NE-  
200 PM CDT WED APR 15 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM CDT  
FOR CENTRAL SAUNDERS COUNTY...  
 
AT 159 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES WEST  
OF WAHOO, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED HAIL LARGER THAN GOLF  
BALLS NORTH OF VALPARAISO WITH THIS STORM.  
 
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT DAMAGE  
TO ROOFS, SIDING, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
WAHOO, MEAD, WESTON, ITHACA, AND LAKE WANAHOO RECREATION AREA.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
THIS STORM IS PRODUCING LARGE HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY  
STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4116 9646 4114 9674 4115 9677 4122 9676  
4133 9646  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1859Z 246DEG 33KT 4121 9665  
 
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE  
HAIL THREAT...OBSERVED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...<50 MPH  
 

 
 
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