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WWUS53 KOAX 180117 RRA
SVSOAX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
817 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
NEC055-153-180130-
/O.CON.KOAX.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-260518T0130Z/
SARPY NE-DOUGLAS NE-
817 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL SARPY AND SOUTH CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTIES...
AT 817 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER SOUTHERN OMAHA, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF
PRODUCING A TORNADO ALONG 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 TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
NORTH CENTRAL SARPY AND SOUTH CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTIES.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 IN NEBRASKA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 446 AND
448.
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 4115 9607 4125 9613 4128 9607 4117 9601
TIME...MOT...LOC 0117Z 237DEG 42KT 4121 9602
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
BLB
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