657  
WWUS53 KOAX 182048  
SVSOAX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA  
348 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026  
 
NEC095-182058-  
/O.CAN.KOAX.SV.W.0162.000000T0000Z-260518T2100Z/  
JEFFERSON NE-  
348 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026  
 
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IS  
CANCELLED...  
 
THE SEVERE 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 4001 9691 4021 9691 4033 9685 4047 9655  
4040 9626 4000 9659  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2048Z 236DEG 20KT 4037 9650  
 

 
 
NEC067-097-133-182100-  
/O.CON.KOAX.SV.W.0162.000000T0000Z-260518T2100Z/  
JOHNSON NE-PAWNEE NE-GAGE NE-  
348 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT  
FOR SOUTHWESTERN JOHNSON...NORTHWESTERN PAWNEE AND GAGE COUNTIES...  
 
AT 348 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF  
CRAB ORCHARD, OR 14 MILES NORTHEAST OF BEATRICE, MOVING NORTHEAST AT  
25 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE 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.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
BEATRICE, WYMORE, ADAMS, BLUE SPRINGS, ODELL, PICKRELL, FILLEY,  
BARNESTON, LEWISTON, VIRGINIA, CRAB ORCHARD, HOLMESVILLE, HOMESTEAD  
NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK, ELLIS, ROCKFORD STATE RECREATION AREA,  
ROCKFORD, AND VESTA.  
 
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 9691 4021 9691 4033 9685 4047 9655  
4040 9626 4000 9659  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2048Z 236DEG 20KT 4037 9650  
 
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE  
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 

 
 
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