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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
551 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026
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551 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT
FOR EASTERN PAGE COUNTY...
AT 549 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER CLARINDA,
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
THIS IS A DESTRUCTIVE STORM FOR EASTERN PAGE COUNTY.
HAZARD...80 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS. AT 547 PM CDT, AN 84 MPH WIND
GUSTS WAS REPORTED IN PAGE, IOWA.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED. EXPECT
CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES.
EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.
THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
EASTERN PAGE COUNTY, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... HEPBURN,
BLANCHARD, AND YORKTOWN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN
IOWA.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
LAT...LON 4058 9523 4075 9526 4090 9497 4090 9494
4088 9492 4073 9493 4073 9491 4058 9491
TIME...MOT...LOC 2249Z 245DEG 29KT 4071 9502
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...DESTRUCTIVE
HAIL THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX WIND GUST...80 MPH
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