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WWUS53 KOAX 180158  
SVSOAX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA  
858 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
 
NEC025-180207-  
/O.CAN.KOAX.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-260518T0215Z/  
CASS NE-  
858 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
 
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN 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 SOUTHWESTERN  
IOWA...AND SOUTHEASTERN NEBRASKA.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4095 9583 4098 9583 4100 9586 4101 9587  
4104 9586 4116 9568 4116 9548 4113 9548  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0157Z 242DEG 45KT 4105 9571  
 
 
 
IAC129-180215-  
/O.CON.KOAX.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-260518T0215Z/  
MILLS IA-  
858 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
 
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT FOR  
NORTHWESTERN MILLS COUNTY...  
 
AT 857 PM CDT, A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER GLENWOOD, OR 11  
MILES SOUTHEAST OF OFFUTT AFB, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...PUBLIC CONFIRMED TORNADO ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF PLATTSMOUTH  
AROUND 8:48 PM.  
 
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...  
GLENWOOD, PACIFIC JUNCTION, SILVER CITY, AND MINEOLA.  
 
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 29 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 29 AND 35.  
 
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 4095 9583 4098 9583 4100 9586 4101 9587  
4104 9586 4116 9568 4116 9548 4113 9548  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0157Z 242DEG 45KT 4105 9571  
 
TORNADO...OBSERVED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN  
 
 
 
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