Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 16 at 5:08PM CDT until May 17 at 1:00AM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NE
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
May 16, 2026 - 3:08pm
Expires:
May 16, 2026 - 11:00pm
Description:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
211 IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY
IN SOUTHWEST IOWA
POTTAWATTAMIE
IN NEBRASKA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 20 COUNTIES
IN EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA
BUTLER DODGE DOUGLAS
SARPY SAUNDERS WASHINGTON
IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA
BOONE COLFAX PLATTE
IN SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA
CASS GAGE JEFFERSON
JOHNSON LANCASTER NEMAHA
OTOE PAWNEE RICHARDSON
SALINE SEWARD
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALBION, ASHLAND, AUBURN, BEATRICE,
BELLEVUE, BLAIR, COLUMBUS, COUNCIL BLUFFS, CRETE, DAVID CITY,
FAIRBURY, FALLS CITY, FREMONT, LA VISTA, LINCOLN, MILFORD,
NEBRASKA CITY, OMAHA, PAPILLION, PAWNEE CITY, PLATTSMOUTH,
SCHUYLER, SEWARD, ST. EDWARD, STERLING, TABLE ROCK, TECUMSEH,
WAHOO, WILBER, AND YUTAN.
Area Description:
Pottawattamie, IA; Boone, NE; Butler, NE; Cass, NE; Colfax, NE; Dodge, NE; Douglas, NE; Gage, NE; Jefferson, NE; Johnson, NE; Lancaster, NE; Nemaha, NE; Otoe, NE; Pawnee, NE; Platte, NE; Richardson, NE; Saline, NE; Sarpy, NE; Saunders, NE; Seward, NE; Washington, NE
Forcast Office:
NWS Omaha/Valley NE
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov