822  
WWUS53 KOAX 180107  
SVSOAX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA  
807 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
 
NEC155-180116-  
/O.CAN.KOAX.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-260518T0130Z/  
SAUNDERS NE-  
807 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
 
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN SAUNDERS 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 EAST CENTRAL  
NEBRASKA.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4108 9624 4113 9629 4132 9610 4117 9601  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0106Z 241DEG 27KT 4113 9620  
 

 
 
NEC055-153-180130-  
/O.CON.KOAX.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-260518T0130Z/  
SARPY NE-DOUGLAS NE-  
807 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
 
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT FOR  
NORTHWESTERN SARPY AND SOUTH CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTIES...  
 
AT 806 PM CDT, A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR GRETNA, MOVING  
NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO OCCURRED NEAR THE PLATTE RIVER  
NORTHEAST OF ASHLAND.  
 
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 TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...  
SOUTHWESTERN OMAHA, MILLARD, LA VISTA, CHALCO, WEHRSPANN LAKE, AND  
PRAIRIE QUEEN RECREATION AREA AROUND 810 PM CDT.  
 
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE  
PAPILLION, RALSTON AND WALNUT CREEK RECREATION AREA.  
 
PEOPLE ATTENDING WERNER PARK, AND PAPILLION LAVISTA SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL  
SHOULD SEEK SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY!  
 
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 IN NEBRASKA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 432 AND  
448.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TO REPEAT, A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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 4108 9624 4113 9629 4132 9610 4117 9601  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0106Z 241DEG 27KT 4113 9620  
 
TORNADO...OBSERVED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN  
 

 
 
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