941  
WWUS53 KOAX 182253 CCA  
SVSOAX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA  
553 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026  
 
NEC151-159-182345-  
/O.COR.KOAX.SV.W.0179.000000T0000Z-260518T2330Z/  
SEWARD NE-SALINE NE-  
553 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT  
FOR SEWARD AND NORTHWESTERN SALINE COUNTIES...  
 
AT 552 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF  
SEWARD, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS. AT 546 PM, QUARTER SIZED HAIL WAS  
REPORTED 5 MILES WEST OF MILFORD.  
 
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO  
ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF  
SEWARD AND NORTHWESTERN SALINE COUNTIES, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING  
LOCATIONS... BLUE RIVER STATE RECREATION AREA.  
 
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 IN NEBRASKA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 373 AND  
388.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4066 9735 4103 9713 4105 9702 4105 9692  
4078 9691 4064 9702 4056 9717  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2243Z 218DEG 50KT 4078 9715  
 
HAIL THREAT...OBSERVED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 
 
 
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