576  
WWUS53 KOAX 130757  
SVSOAX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA  
257 AM CDT THU AUG 13 2026  
 
NEC119-130807-  
/O.CAN.KOAX.TO.W.0049.000000T0000Z-260813T0815Z/  
MADISON NE-  
257 AM CDT THU AUG 13 2026  
 
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MADISON COUNTY IS  
CANCELLED...  
 
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT  
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE, THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  
 
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM CDT FOR  
NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4179 9728 4178 9723 4168 9718 4164 9738  
4167 9741 4171 9742  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0757Z 247DEG 34KT 4173 9739  
 

 
 
NEC037-141-167-130815-  
/O.CON.KOAX.TO.W.0049.000000T0000Z-260813T0815Z/  
COLFAX NE-PLATTE NE-STANTON NE-  
257 AM CDT THU AUG 13 2026  
 
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 AM CDT FOR  
NORTHWESTERN COLFAX...NORTHEASTERN PLATTE AND SOUTH CENTRAL STANTON  
COUNTIES...  
 
AT 257 AM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
WAS LOCATED NEAR CRESTON, OR 20 MILES NORTH 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 300 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 4179 9728 4178 9723 4168 9718 4164 9738  
4167 9741 4171 9742  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0757Z 247DEG 34KT 4173 9739  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
 

 
 
KG  
 
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