Iowa, Nebraska Severe Thunderstorm Watch | Effective 05/15/2026 15:19

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 15 at 5:19PM CDT until May 16 at 1:00AM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NE
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
May 15, 2026 - 3:19pm
Expires: 
May 15, 2026 - 11:00pm
Description: 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 205 IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST IOWA FREMONT HARRISON MILLS MONTGOMERY PAGE POTTAWATTAMIE SHELBY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA MONONA IN NEBRASKA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 18 COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA BURT BUTLER DODGE DOUGLAS SARPY SAUNDERS WASHINGTON IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA CEDAR COLFAX CUMING STANTON THURSTON WAYNE IN SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA CASS LANCASTER OTOE SALINE SEWARD THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ASHLAND, BELLEVUE, BLAIR, CLARINDA, COLERIDGE, COUNCIL BLUFFS, CRETE, DAVID CITY, DECATUR, DUNLAP, FARRAGUT, FREMONT, GLENWOOD, HAMBURG, HARLAN, HARTINGTON, LA VISTA, LAUREL, LINCOLN, LOGAN, LYONS, MACY, MAPLETON, MILFORD, MISSOURI VALLEY, NEBRASKA CITY, OAKLAND, OMAHA, ONAWA, PAPILLION, PENDER, PLATTSMOUTH, RANDOLPH, RED OAK, SCHUYLER, SEWARD, SHENANDOAH, SIDNEY, STANTON, TABOR, TEKAMAH, WAHOO, WALTHILL, WAYNE, WEST POINT, WILBER, WINNEBAGO, WISNER, WOODBINE, AND YUTAN.
Area Description: 
Fremont, IA; Harrison, IA; Mills, IA; Monona, IA; Montgomery, IA; Page, IA; Pottawattamie, IA; Shelby, IA; Burt, NE; Butler, NE; Cass, NE; Cedar, NE; Colfax, NE; Cuming, NE; Dodge, NE; Douglas, NE; Lancaster, NE; Otoe, NE; Saline, NE; Sarpy, NE; Saunders, NE; Seward, NE; Stanton, NE; Thurston, NE; Washington, NE; Wayne, NE
Forcast Office: 
NWS Omaha/Valley NE
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov