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WWUS53 KOAX 182105
SVSOAX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
405 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026
NEC097-133-182145-
/O.CON.KOAX.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-260518T2145Z/
JOHNSON NE-PAWNEE NE-
405 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN JOHNSON AND NORTHEASTERN PAWNEE COUNTIES...
AT 405 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR ELK CREEK, OR 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF TECUMSEH, MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. ANOTHER AREA OF ROTATION CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF PAWNEE CITY, ALSO MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. TRAINED SPOTTERS REPORTED STRONG
ROTATION WITH THIS STORM 5 MILES SOUTH OF TECUMSEH. IN
ADDITION TO ANY TORNADO POTENTIAL, THIS STORM IS
PRODUCING WIDESPREAD WINDS OF 60 TO 80 MPH.
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, AND STEINAUER.
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 4037 9626 4044 9606 4026 9607 4026 9601
4015 9601 4011 9630
TIME...MOT...LOC 2105Z 242DEG 36KT 4032 9611
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
BLB
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