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WWUS53 KOAX 180005
SVSOAX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
705 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
NEC021-039-053-167-173-179-180045-
/O.CON.KOAX.SV.W.0136.000000T0000Z-260518T0045Z/
BURT NE-CUMING NE-WAYNE NE-DODGE NE-THURSTON NE-STANTON NE-
705 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT
FOR BURT...CUMING...SOUTHEASTERN WAYNE...NORTHWESTERN DODGE...
THURSTON AND NORTHEASTERN STANTON COUNTIES...
AT 703 PM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 2 MILES WEST OF THURSTON TO 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
WISNER TO BEEMER TO 5 MILES SOUTH OF HOWELLS, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50
MPH.
HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...PUBLIC. AT 6:59PM GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED 3 MILES
SOUTH OF WISNER. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING 60
TO 70 MPH WINDS.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES. EXPECT WIND
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WEST POINT, PENDER, DODGE, SNYDER, THURSTON, WALTHILL, WINNEBAGO,
BANCROFT, ROSALIE, LYONS, MACY, OAKLAND, DECATUR AND CRAIG.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR WEST CENTRAL
IOWA...AND NORTHEASTERN AND EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA. A TORNADO WATCH
ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN AND EAST
CENTRAL NEBRASKA.
PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. PEOPLE OUTSIDE
SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER, INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
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 4217 9635 4211 9626 4205 9628 4203 9622
4201 9625 4199 9623 4201 9620 4198 9619
4197 9613 4191 9616 4187 9615 4172 9624
4168 9644 4155 9691 4174 9690 4198 9708
4213 9709 4227 9677 4227 9635
TIME...MOT...LOC 0003Z 246DEG 45KT 4217 9674 4191 9681 4192 9681 4165
9699
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
MCCOY
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