136  
WWUS53 KOAX 170217  
SVSOAX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA  
917 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
 
NEC067-170245-  
/O.CON.KOAX.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-260517T0245Z/  
GAGE NE-  
917 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
 
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT FOR EAST  
CENTRAL GAGE COUNTY...  
 
AT 916 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
WAS LOCATED 4 MILES EAST OF BEATRICE, MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...TORNADO AND TWO INCH 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 TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF  
EAST CENTRAL GAGE COUNTY, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...  
ROCKFORD.  
 
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 4025 9671 4032 9671 4035 9655 4024 9654  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0216Z 270DEG 12KT 4029 9666  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.00 IN  
 
 
 
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