206  
WWUS53 KOAX 170510  
SVSOAX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA  
1210 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
 
NEC067-095-097-133-170545-  
/O.CON.KOAX.SV.W.0125.000000T0000Z-260517T0545Z/  
JOHNSON NE-JEFFERSON NE-PAWNEE NE-GAGE NE-  
1210 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM CDT  
FOR SOUTHERN JOHNSON...SOUTHEASTERN JEFFERSON...PAWNEE AND SOUTHERN  
GAGE COUNTIES...  
 
AT 1209 AM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE  
EXTENDING FROM 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BEATRICE TO 2 MILES WEST OF  
WYMORE TO 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF OKETO, MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.  
 
THESE ARE DESTRUCTIVE STORMS.  
 
HAZARD...80 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT  
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED. EXPECT  
CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES.  
EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.  
 
THESE SEVERE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...  
BEATRICE, WYMORE, BLUE SPRINGS, BARNESTON, AND HOLMESVILLE AROUND  
1215 AM CDT.  
 
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE  
FILLEY, LIBERTY, VIRGINIA, BURCHARD, LEWISTON, PAWNEE CITY, TABLE  
ROCK AND ELK CREEK.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THESE STORMS ARE PRODUCING  
WIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. SEEK SHELTER NOW  
INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4026 9709 4031 9607 4026 9607 4026 9605  
4000 9606 4000 9708  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0509Z 255DEG 47KT 4025 9682 4012 9671 4002 9669  
 
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...DESTRUCTIVE  
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...80 MPH  
 
 
 
MEAD  
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