649  
WWUS53 KOAX 170121  
SVSOAX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA  
821 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
 
NEC067-170145-  
/O.CON.KOAX.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-260517T0145Z/  
GAGE NE-  
821 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
 
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT FOR  
NORTHWESTERN GAGE COUNTY...  
 
AT 820 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PICKRELL, OR 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF  
BEATRICE, MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.  
 
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT  
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE  
TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS  
LIKELY.  
 
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...  
BEATRICE AND PICKRELL AROUND 825 PM CDT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST  
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, IN A  
MOBILE HOME, OR IN A VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER  
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4038 9690 4041 9668 4029 9670 4030 9689  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0120Z 260DEG 15KT 4034 9683  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN  
 

 
 
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