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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
516 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026
IAC071-182226-
/O.CAN.KOAX.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-260518T2300Z/
FREMONT IA-
516 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN FREMONT COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC 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 1000 PM CDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN
IOWA.
LAT...LON 4057 9494 4058 9538 4077 9501 4081 9492
4073 9493 4073 9491 4058 9492
TIME...MOT...LOC 2216Z 243DEG 29KT 4055 9526
IAC145-182300-
/O.CON.KOAX.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-260518T2300Z/
PAGE IA-
516 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN PAGE COUNTY...
AT 516 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BLANCHARD, OR 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF
TARKIO, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND PING PONG 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.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
BLANCHARD AROUND 520 PM CDT.
COLLEGE SPRINGS AROUND 525 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
BRADDYVILLE AND SHAMBAUGH.
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 4057 9494 4058 9538 4077 9501 4081 9492
4073 9493 4073 9491 4058 9492
TIME...MOT...LOC 2216Z 243DEG 29KT 4055 9526
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
MEAD
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