699  
WWUS53 KOAX 180219  
SVSOAX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA  
919 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
 
IAC129-180229-  
/O.CAN.KOAX.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-260518T0245Z/  
MILLS IA-  
919 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
 
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MILLS 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.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4116 9517 4110 9536 4110 9538 4116 9538  
4126 9516 4116 9516  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0219Z 254DEG 45KT 4113 9535  
 

 
 
IAC137-155-180245-  
/O.CON.KOAX.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-260518T0245Z/  
MONTGOMERY IA-POTTAWATTAMIE IA-  
919 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
 
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT FOR  
NORTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY AND SOUTHEASTERN POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTIES...  
 
AT 919 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
WAS LOCATED 4 MILES EAST OF HENDERSON, OR 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF RED  
OAK, MOVING EAST AT 50 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.  
 
THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF  
NORTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY AND SOUTHEASTERN POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTIES.  
 
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 4116 9517 4110 9536 4110 9538 4116 9538  
4126 9516 4116 9516  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0219Z 254DEG 45KT 4113 9535  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN  
 

 
 
MCCOY  
 
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