949
NWUS53 KOAX 210144
LSROAX
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
844 PM CDT WED MAY 20 2026
.TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON
.DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.
..REMARKS..
0830 PM RAIN ASHLAND 41.04N 96.37W
05/18/2026 M4.19 INCH SAUNDERS NE PUBLIC
DELAYED REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA OF 4.19
INCHES OF MEASURED RAINFALL IN ASHLAND, NE
FROM SATURDAY MAY 16TH THROUGH MONDAY MAY
18TH.
0505 PM HAIL HUMBOLDT 40.16N 95.95W
05/18/2026 E1.50 INCH RICHARDSON NE PUBLIC
DELAYED REPORT RECEIVED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA OF
HAIL ESTIMATED UP TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER.
SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT DISPLAYED MULTIPLE
PICTURES OF THE HAIL.
0507 PM TORNADO 1 NE SALEM 40.09N 95.71W
05/18/2026 RICHARDSON NE NWS STORM SURVEY
A TORNADO DEVELOPED AT APPROXIMATELY 5:07 PM
NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF 646 AVENUE AND 708
ROAD, ABOUT 1 MILE NORTHEAST OF SALEM.
INTERMITTENT DAMAGE TO TREES AND FARM
OUTBUILDINGS WAS NOTED BETWEEN 646 AND 647
AVENUES. THE TORNADO CONTINUED NORTHEAST,
DAMAGING MORE TREES AND BREAKING POWER POLES
ALONG 650 AVENUE. ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO TREES
AND FARM OUTBUILDINGS WAS NOTED NEAR THE
INTERSECTION OF 651 AVENUE AND 710 ROAD. THE
TORNADO THEN CROSSED US HIGHWAY 73 AND
LIFTED THE ROOF OFF ANOTHER FARM OUTBUILDING
EAST OF 652 AVENUE BEFORE DISSIPATING
SHORTLY THEREAFTER.
0425 PM HAIL AUBURN 40.39N 95.84W
05/18/2026 M1.50 INCH NEMAHA NE PUBLIC
DELAYED REPORT RECEIVED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA OF
HAIL ESTIMATED UP TO GOLF BALL SIZED IN
AUBURN, NE. TIMED ESTIMATED WITH RADAR.
0246 PM TORNADO 5 S DILLER 40.04N 96.93W
05/18/2026 JEFFERSON NE NWS STORM SURVEY
STORM CHASER VIDEO SHOWED A BRIEF TORNADO
THAT BEGAN JUST SOUTH OF STATE HIGHWAY 8,
APPROXIMATELY 4.5 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF
DILLER. IT CONTINUED NORTHEAST, CROSSING THE
HIGHWAY BEFORE QUICKLY DISSIPATING. NO
DAMAGE WAS NOTED VIA DAMAGE SURVEY.
0800 PM RAIN BEATRICE 40.27N 96.75W
05/18/2026 M6.60 INCH GAGE NE PUBLIC
DELAYED REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA OF 6.60
INCHES OF MEASURED RAINFALL IN BEATRICE, NE
FROM SATURDAY MAY 16TH THROUGH MONDAY MAY
18TH.
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