935
WWUS53 KOAX 182049
SVSOAX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
349 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026
NEC097-133-182145-
/O.CON.KOAX.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-260518T2145Z/
JOHNSON NE-PAWNEE NE-
349 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
JOHNSON AND NORTHERN PAWNEE COUNTIES...
AT 347 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 4 MILES EAST OF LEWISTON, OR 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
TECUMSEH, MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. A SECOND AREA OF ROTATION CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING A TORNADO, WITH A SPOTTER REPORTED FUNNEL CLOUD, WAS
LOCATED 5 MILES WEST OF BURCHARD, ALSO MOVING TOWARD THE EAST.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF 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.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TECUMSEH, TABLE ROCK, ELK CREEK, BURCHARD, LEWISTON, CRAB ORCHARD,
STEINAUER, AND VESTA.
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.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!
LAT...LON 4034 9646 4049 9607 4047 9606 4026 9607
4026 9601 4015 9601 4008 9646
TIME...MOT...LOC 2047Z 254DEG 42KT 4024 9632
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN
BLB
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