892  
WWUS53 KOAX 182017  
SVSOAX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA  
317 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026  
 
NEC067-095-182045-  
/O.CON.KOAX.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-260518T2045Z/  
JEFFERSON NE-GAGE NE-  
317 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026  
 
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CDT FOR  
SOUTHEASTERN JEFFERSON AND SOUTHWESTERN GAGE COUNTIES...  
 
AT 316 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
WAS LOCATED NEAR DILLER, OR 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BEATRICE, MOVING  
NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...TORNADO AND PING PONG BALL 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 DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...  
DILLER AT 315 PM CDT.  
ODELL AROUND 320 PM CDT.  
 
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 4024 9672 4000 9671 4000 9696 4014 9696  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2016Z 244DEG 36KT 4008 9690  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN  
 
 
 
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