236  
WWUS53 KOAX 182254 RRA  
SVSOAX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA  
554 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026  
 
IAC145-182300-  
/O.CON.KOAX.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-260518T2300Z/  
PAGE IA-  
554 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026  
 
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR  
SOUTHEASTERN PAGE COUNTY...  
 
AT 554 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
WAS LOCATED 4 MILES EAST OF SHAMBAUGH, OR 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF  
CLARINDA, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 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 TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF  
SOUTHEASTERN PAGE 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 4057 9504 4068 9502 4070 9496 4072 9491  
4058 9492 4057 9494  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2254Z 246DEG 22KT 4063 9495  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN  
 

 
 
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