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WWUS53 KOAX 180048
SVSOAX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
748 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
NEC067-109-151-180115-
/O.CON.KOAX.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-260518T0115Z/
LANCASTER NE-SALINE NE-GAGE NE-
748 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 748 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF WILBER, OR 22 MILES NORTHWEST OF
BEATRICE, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 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...
CRETE AROUND 755 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 4042 9702 4053 9712 4071 9687 4053 9668
TIME...MOT...LOC 0048Z 237DEG 39KT 4053 9699
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
MEAD
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