853  
WWUS53 KOAX 182035  
SVSOAX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA  
335 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026  
 
NEC095-182045-  
/O.CAN.KOAX.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-260518T2045Z/  
JEFFERSON NE-  
335 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026  
 
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN JEFFERSON 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 800 PM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN  
NEBRASKA.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4024 9672 4000 9671 4000 9691 4015 9689  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2035Z 238DEG 24KT 4008 9677  
 

 
 
NEC067-182045-  
/O.CON.KOAX.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-260518T2045Z/  
GAGE NE-  
335 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026  
 
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CDT FOR  
SOUTHWESTERN GAGE COUNTY...  
 
AT 335 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
WAS LOCATED NEAR ODELL, OR 13 MILES SOUTH OF BEATRICE, MOVING  
NORTHEAST AT 25 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 TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF  
SOUTHWESTERN GAGE COUNTY.  
 
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 9691 4015 9689  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2035Z 238DEG 24KT 4008 9677  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN  
 

 
 
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