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WWUS53 KOAX 180049
SVSOAX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
749 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
NEC053-055-153-155-177-180115-
/O.CON.KOAX.SV.W.0143.000000T0000Z-260518T0115Z/
SARPY NE-WASHINGTON NE-DODGE NE-DOUGLAS NE-SAUNDERS NE-
749 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN SARPY...WASHINGTON...SOUTHEASTERN DODGE...DOUGLAS
AND EASTERN SAUNDERS COUNTIES...
AT 749 PM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES EAST OF NICKERSON TO 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF
GRETNA, MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER INSTRUMENT MEASUREMENTS AT THE FREMONT AIRPORT
REPORTED 64 MPH.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT CONSIDERABLE
TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY TO MOBILE HOMES,
ROOFS, AND OUTBUILDINGS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
OMAHA, BLAIR, BENNINGTON, BOYS TOWN, ELKHORN, KENNARD, FLANAGAN
LAKE, ZORINSKY LAKE, STANDING BEAR LAKE, FORT CALHOUN, BENSON,
CARTER LAKE, EPPLEY AIRFIELD AND FLORENCE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN
IOWA...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.
LAT...LON 4128 9590 4130 9590 4130 9593 4106 9656
4157 9649 4158 9608 4154 9609 4151 9604
4155 9601 4151 9600 4148 9602 4144 9592
4137 9593 4135 9596 4130 9587
TIME...MOT...LOC 0049Z 261DEG 40KT 4157 9634 4117 9631
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
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