Iowa, Nebraska Tornado Watch | Effective 05/17/2026 13:20

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued May 17 at 3:20PM CDT until May 17 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NE
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
May 17, 2026 - 1:20pm
Expires: 
May 17, 2026 - 8:00pm
Description: 
TORNADO WATCH 213 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA MONONA IN NEBRASKA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 10 COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA BURT IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA ANTELOPE CEDAR CUMING KNOX MADISON PIERCE STANTON THURSTON WAYNE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BLOOMFIELD, COLERIDGE, CREIGHTON, CROFTON, DECATUR, ELGIN, HARTINGTON, LAUREL, LYONS, MACY, MAPLETON, NELIGH, NIOBRARA, NORFOLK, OAKLAND, ONAWA, OSMOND, PENDER, PIERCE, PLAINVIEW, RANDOLPH, STANTON, TEKAMAH, VERDIGRE, WALTHILL, WAUSA, WAYNE, WEST POINT, WINNEBAGO, AND WISNER.
Area Description: 
Monona, IA; Antelope, NE; Burt, NE; Cedar, NE; Cuming, NE; Knox, NE; Madison, NE; Pierce, NE; Stanton, NE; Thurston, NE; Wayne, NE
Forcast Office: 
NWS Omaha/Valley NE
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov