580  
WWUS53 KOAX 181942  
SVSOAX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA  
242 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026  
 
NEC067-095-182000-  
/O.CON.KOAX.SV.W.0161.000000T0000Z-260518T2000Z/  
JEFFERSON NE-GAGE NE-  
242 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT  
FOR EASTERN JEFFERSON AND SOUTHWESTERN GAGE COUNTIES...  
 
AT 240 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER DILLER, OR 11  
MILES EAST OF FAIRBURY, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.  
 
THIS IS A DESTRUCTIVE STORM FOR THE WARNED AREA.  
 
HAZARD...BASEBALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE SEVERELY INJURED.  
EXPECT SHATTERED WINDOWS, EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO ROOFS,  
SIDING, AND VEHICLES.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
HARBINE AND BEATRICE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN  
NEBRASKA.  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4001 9726 4027 9715 4035 9692 4032 9660  
4015 9666 4000 9686 4000 9725  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1940Z 207DEG 27KT 4013 9696  
 
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...DESTRUCTIVE  
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 

 
 
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