Iowa, Nebraska Severe Thunderstorm Watch | Effective 05/16/2026 19:48

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 16 at 9:48PM CDT until May 17 at 1:00AM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NE
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
May 16, 2026 - 7:48pm
Expires: 
May 16, 2026 - 11:00pm
Description: 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 211 REMAINS VALID 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 18 COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA BUTLER DODGE DOUGLAS SARPY SAUNDERS WASHINGTON IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA COLFAX IN SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA CASS GAGE JEFFERSON JOHNSON LANCASTER NEMAHA OTOE PAWNEE RICHARDSON SALINE SEWARD THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ASHLAND, AUBURN, BEATRICE, BELLEVUE, BLAIR, COUNCIL BLUFFS, CRETE, DAVID CITY, FAIRBURY, FALLS CITY, FREMONT, LA VISTA, LINCOLN, MILFORD, NEBRASKA CITY, OMAHA, PAPILLION, PAWNEE CITY, PLATTSMOUTH, SCHUYLER, SEWARD, STERLING, TABLE ROCK, TECUMSEH, WAHOO, WILBER, AND YUTAN.
Area Description: 
Pottawattamie, IA; Butler, NE; Cass, NE; Colfax, NE; Dodge, NE; Douglas, NE; Gage, NE; Jefferson, NE; Johnson, NE; Lancaster, NE; Nemaha, NE; Otoe, NE; Pawnee, 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