515  
WWUS53 KOAX 130747  
SVSOAX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA  
247 AM CDT THU AUG 13 2026  
 
NEC037-119-141-167-130815-  
/O.CON.KOAX.TO.W.0049.000000T0000Z-260813T0815Z/  
MADISON NE-COLFAX NE-PLATTE NE-STANTON NE-  
247 AM CDT THU AUG 13 2026  
 
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 AM CDT FOR  
SOUTHEASTERN MADISON...NORTHWESTERN COLFAX...NORTHEASTERN PLATTE AND  
SOUTHWESTERN STANTON COUNTIES...  
 
AT 247 AM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
WAS LOCATED OVER HUMPHREY, OR 19 MILES NORTHWEST OF COLUMBUS, MOVING  
NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...TORNADO.  
 
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...  
CRESTON AROUND 255 AM CDT.  
 
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.  
 
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT  
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4182 9734 4178 9723 4168 9718 4161 9753  
4164 9756 4169 9759  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0747Z 247DEG 34KT 4169 9751  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
 
 
 
KG  
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