979
WUUS53 KOAX 180631
SVROAX
NEC023-159-180715-
/O.NEW.KOAX.SV.W.0360.260818T0631Z-260818T0715Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
131 AM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SEWARD COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN NEBRASKA...
SOUTHERN BUTLER COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA...
* UNTIL 215 AM CDT.
* AT 131 AM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF RISING CITY TO 2 MILES NORTH OF
WACO, MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...A PERSONAL WEATHER STATION MEASURED A 68 MPH WIND GUST
NEAR BENEDICT.
IMPACT...EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO
MOBILE HOMES, ROOFS, AND OUTBUILDINGS.
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
UTICA, ULYSSES, AND SURPRISE AROUND 135 AM CDT.
STAPLEHURST AROUND 140 AM CDT.
SEWARD, DWIGHT, BEE, AND GOEHNER AROUND 145 AM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE
MILFORD, GARLAND AND PLEASANT DALE.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 IN NEBRASKA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 366 AND
388.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
LAT...LON 4118 9691 4070 9691 4079 9737 4125 9737
TIME...MOT...LOC 0631Z 288DEG 43KT 4117 9734 4093 9745
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
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