263  
WWUS53 KOAX 180028  
SVSOAX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA  
728 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
 
NEC095-151-180100-  
/O.CON.KOAX.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-260518T0100Z/  
JEFFERSON NE-SALINE NE-  
728 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
 
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR NORTH  
CENTRAL JEFFERSON AND SOUTH CENTRAL SALINE COUNTIES...  
 
AT 728 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
WAS LOCATED OVER WESTERN, OR 15 MILES NORTH OF FAIRBURY, MOVING  
NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR 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 TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF  
NORTH CENTRAL JEFFERSON AND SOUTH CENTRAL SALINE COUNTIES.  
 
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 4048 9717 4030 9705 4028 9728 4038 9733  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0028Z 235DEG 28KT 4037 9721  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN  
 

 
 
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