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WWUS53 KOAX 180043 RRA
SVSOAX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
743 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
NEC095-180052-
/O.CAN.KOAX.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-260518T0115Z/
JEFFERSON NE-
743 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL JEFFERSON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE, THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
NEBRASKA.
LAT...LON 4038 9710 4049 9717 4071 9687 4053 9668
TIME...MOT...LOC 0042Z 232DEG 40KT 4049 9706
NEC067-109-151-180115-
/O.CON.KOAX.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-260518T0115Z/
LANCASTER NE-SALINE NE-GAGE NE-
743 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN LANCASTER...SOUTHEASTERN SALINE AND NORTHWESTERN GAGE
COUNTIES...
AT 742 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 5 MILES WEST OF WILBER, OR 22 MILES NORTHWEST OF
BEATRICE, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 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 DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
WILBER AROUND 745 PM CDT.
CRETE AROUND 750 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 4038 9710 4049 9717 4071 9687 4053 9668
TIME...MOT...LOC 0042Z 232DEG 40KT 4049 9706
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
MEAD
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