862  
WWUS53 KOAX 172310  
SVSOAX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA  
610 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
 
NEC119-141-167-172345-  
/O.CON.KOAX.SV.W.0131.000000T0000Z-260517T2345Z/  
MADISON NE-PLATTE NE-STANTON NE-  
610 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MADISON...PLATTE AND SOUTHWESTERN STANTON  
COUNTIES...  
 
AT 609 PM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE  
EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES SOUTH OF LINDSAY TO 5 MILES NORTH OF MONROE TO  
2 MILES EAST OF GENOA, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...TWO INCH HAIL AND 70 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
SOURCE...WEATHER INSTRUMENTS MEASURED 60 MPH WINDS ACROSS NORTHERN  
NANCE COUNTY. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING HAIL  
LARGER THAN BASEBALLS.  
 
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL  
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES. EXPECT  
CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY TO  
MOBILE HOMES, ROOFS, AND OUTBUILDINGS.  
 
THESE SEVERE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...  
PLATTE CENTER AND MONROE AROUND 615 PM CDT.  
HUMPHREY AROUND 620 PM CDT.  
 
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE  
CRESTON.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN  
NEBRASKA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT  
FOR NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA.  
 
THESE ARE DANGEROUS STORMS, CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL DRIVEN BY  
SEVERE WINDS! SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY  
AWAY FROM WINDOWS! IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTDOORS, COVER YOUR HEAD AND  
NECK.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4161 9783 4192 9757 4175 9727 4174 9727  
4174 9725 4159 9725 4139 9762 4139 9770  
4152 9770 4153 9774 4152 9775 4153 9783  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2309Z 238DEG 45KT 4160 9770 4155 9764 4144 9768  
 
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE  
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.00 IN  
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED  
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH  
 

 
 
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