Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued May 30 at 9:23PM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NE
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
May 30, 2026 - 7:23pm
Expires:
May 30, 2026 - 8:30pm
Description:
At 922 PM CDT, broadcast media reported strong thunderstorms along a
line extending from Omaha to near Bellevue to 4 miles east of Offutt
AFB. Movement was northeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Broadcast media.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
* Locations impacted include...
Omaha, Council Bluffs, Bellevue, Papillion, Ralston, Offutt AFB, La
Vista, Carter Lake, Aksarben, Benson, Council Bluffs Airport,
Florence, Eppley Airfield, South Omaha, Midtown, Old Market, Lake
Manawa State Park, and Narrows River Park.
People attending Heartland of America Park should seek safe shelter
immediately!
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 29 between mile markers 37 and 61.
Interstate 80 in Iowa between mile markers 1 and 8.
Interstate 80 in Nebraska between mile markers 446 and 454.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Pottawattamie; Mills; Douglas; Sarpy
Forcast Office:
NWS Omaha/Valley NE
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov