819
WWUS53 KOAX 182209
SVSOAX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
509 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026
NEC147-182245-
/O.CON.KOAX.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-260518T2245Z/
RICHARDSON NE-
509 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT FOR WESTERN
RICHARDSON COUNTY...
AT 509 PM CDT, A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF VERDON, OR 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF FALLS
CITY, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. A SECOND AREA OF ROTATION CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HUMBOLDT,
MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO TWO MILES NORTHEAST OF
SALEM.
IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY
BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES
WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES,
BUSINESSES, AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE DESTRUCTION
IS POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FALLS CITY, HUMBOLDT, VERDON, STELLA, SHUBERT, DAWSON, SALEM, AND THE
HIGHWAY 75 AND 8 JUNCTION.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT, A LARGE, EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE, 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 4003 9598 4019 9598 4027 9568 4026 9560
4006 9559 4002 9579 4002 9587
TIME...MOT...LOC 2209Z 244DEG 32KT 4011 9568
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
BLB
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