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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
753 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
NEC025-180103-
/O.CAN.KOAX.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-260518T0130Z/
CASS NE-
753 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN CASS 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
AND EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA.
LAT...LON 4117 9601 4104 9632 4105 9634 4103 9635
4101 9639 4102 9645 4104 9646 4108 9644
4135 9612
TIME...MOT...LOC 0053Z 235DEG 36KT 4105 9638
NEC055-153-155-180130-
/O.CON.KOAX.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-260518T0130Z/
SARPY NE-DOUGLAS NE-SAUNDERS NE-
753 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN SARPY...CENTRAL DOUGLAS AND SOUTHEASTERN SAUNDERS
COUNTIES...
AT 753 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER ASHLAND, OR 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GRETNA, MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD.
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...
GRETNA AROUND 800 PM CDT.
WEHRSPANN LAKE AROUND 805 PM CDT.
SOUTHWESTERN OMAHA, MILLARD, LA VISTA, CHALCO, PRAIRIE QUEEN
RECREATION AREA, AND ZORINSKY LAKE AROUND 810 PM CDT.
PAPILLION, RALSTON, AND WALNUT CREEK RECREATION AREA AROUND 815 PM
CDT.
BOYS TOWN AROUND 820 PM CDT.
PEOPLE ATTENDING WERNER PARK, AND PAPILLION LAVISTA SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL
SHOULD SEEK SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY!
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 IN NEBRASKA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 430 AND
446.
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 4117 9601 4104 9632 4105 9634 4103 9635
4101 9639 4102 9645 4104 9646 4108 9644
4135 9612
TIME...MOT...LOC 0053Z 235DEG 36KT 4105 9638
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
BLB
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