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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
820 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
NEC067-095-097-109-131-133-180145-
/O.CON.KOAX.SV.W.0145.000000T0000Z-260518T0145Z/
LANCASTER NE-JOHNSON NE-JEFFERSON NE-OTOE NE-PAWNEE NE-GAGE NE-
820 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHERN LANCASTER...JOHNSON...SOUTHEASTERN JEFFERSON...WESTERN
OTOE...WESTERN PAWNEE AND GAGE COUNTIES...
AT 820 PM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 4 MILES NORTH OF BENNET TO 3 MILES WEST OF STERLING TO
5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ODELL, MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PALMYRA, STERLING, DOUGLAS, BARNESTON, LEWISTON, VIRGINIA, CRAB
ORCHARD, UNADILLA, LIBERTY, BURCHARD, TECUMSEH AND SUMMERFIELD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
NEBRASKA.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
LAT...LON 4040 9680 4077 9683 4077 9622 4039 9615
4000 9626 4000 9699
TIME...MOT...LOC 0120Z 261DEG 33KT 4075 9649 4045 9644 4001 9670
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
MEAD
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