500  
WWUS53 KOAX 182143  
SVSOAX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA  
443 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026  
 
NEC133-182230-  
/O.CON.KOAX.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-260518T2230Z/  
PAWNEE NE-  
443 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026  
 
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT FOR  
SOUTHEASTERN PAWNEE COUNTY...  
 
AT 443 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
WAS LOCATED OVER PAWNEE CITY, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR 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  
SOUTHEASTERN PAWNEE 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 4016 9607 4016 9601 4001 9601 4000 9603  
4000 9635 4011 9627  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2143Z 238DEG 35KT 4009 9617  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN  
 

 
 
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