637  
WWUS53 KOAX 182007  
SVSOAX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA  
307 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026  
 
NEC067-095-097-109-133-182100-  
/O.CON.KOAX.SV.W.0162.000000T0000Z-260518T2100Z/  
LANCASTER NE-JOHNSON NE-JEFFERSON NE-PAWNEE NE-GAGE NE-  
307 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT  
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL LANCASTER...SOUTHWESTERN JOHNSON...EASTERN  
JEFFERSON...NORTHWESTERN PAWNEE AND GAGE COUNTIES...  
 
AT 305 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHWEST  
OF BEATRICE, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. ANOTHER SEVERE THUNDERSTORM  
WAS LOCATED NEAR ENDICOTT, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...TWO INCH HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL  
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES. EXPECT WIND  
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
THIS SEVERE STORM WILL BE NEAR...  
BEATRICE AROUND 310 PM CDT.  
 
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE ADAMS  
AND STERLING.  
 
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 9725 4035 9696 4035 9692 4040 9692  
4063 9672 4040 9626 4000 9659  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2005Z 224DEG 28KT 4021 9681  
 
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE  
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.00 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 
 
 
MEAD  
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