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WWUS53 KOAX 180132
SVSOAX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
832 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
NEC055-153-180141-
/O.CAN.KOAX.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-260518T0200Z/
SARPY NE-DOUGLAS NE-
832 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL SARPY AND SOUTHEASTERN
DOUGLAS COUNTIES 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 SOUTHWESTERN
IOWA...AND EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA.
LAT...LON 4119 9592 4120 9593 4123 9591 4130 9592
4130 9590 4128 9590 4129 9587 4132 9589
4132 9592 4135 9595 4151 9564 4150 9549
4136 9536
TIME...MOT...LOC 0131Z 239DEG 37KT 4123 9585
IAC155-180200-
/O.CON.KOAX.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-260518T0200Z/
POTTAWATTAMIE IA-
832 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY...
AT 831 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER SOUTHWESTERN COUNCIL BLUFFS, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45
MPH. A SECOND AREA OF THE STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS
LOCATED 4 MILES SOUTH OF CRESCENT, ALSO MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
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.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
COUNCIL BLUFFS AND COUNCIL BLUFFS AIRPORT.
UNDERWOOD AND MCCLELAND.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 29 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 47 AND 61.
INTERSTATE 80 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 3 AND 31.
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 4119 9592 4120 9593 4123 9591 4130 9592
4130 9590 4128 9590 4129 9587 4132 9589
4132 9592 4135 9595 4151 9564 4150 9549
4136 9536
TIME...MOT...LOC 0131Z 239DEG 37KT 4123 9585
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
BLB
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