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WWUS53 KOAX 172343
SVSOAX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
643 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
NEC141-172352-
/O.CAN.KOAX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-260518T0015Z/
PLATTE NE-
643 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL PLATTE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE, THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT.
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 AND EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA.
LAT...LON 4168 9719 4175 9701 4174 9690 4173 9691
4165 9691 4160 9717
TIME...MOT...LOC 2342Z 248DEG 42KT 4166 9712
NEC037-180015-
/O.CON.KOAX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-260518T0015Z/
COLFAX NE-
643 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
COLFAX COUNTY...
AT 642 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 4 MILES SOUTH OF CLARKSON, OR 19 MILES NORTHEAST OF
COLUMBUS, MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND PING PONG 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...
HOWELLS AROUND 650 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 4168 9719 4175 9701 4174 9690 4173 9691
4165 9691 4160 9717
TIME...MOT...LOC 2342Z 248DEG 42KT 4166 9712
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
BLB
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