Headline:
Tornado Watch issued May 17 at 5:17PM CDT until May 17 at 11:00PM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NE
Event:
Tornado Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
May 17, 2026 - 3:17pm
Expires:
May 17, 2026 - 9:00pm
Description:
TORNADO WATCH 214 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR
THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 7 COUNTIES
IN SOUTHWEST IOWA
FREMONT HARRISON MILLS
MONTGOMERY PAGE POTTAWATTAMIE
SHELBY
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, CLARINDA, COLUMBUS, COUNCIL BLUFFS, CRETE,
DAVID CITY, DUNLAP, FAIRBURY, FALLS CITY, FARRAGUT, FREMONT,
GLENWOOD, HAMBURG, HARLAN, LA VISTA, LINCOLN, LOGAN, MILFORD,
MISSOURI VALLEY, NEBRASKA CITY, OMAHA, PAPILLION, PAWNEE CITY,
PLATTSMOUTH, RED OAK, SCHUYLER, SEWARD, SHENANDOAH, SIDNEY,
ST. EDWARD, STERLING, TABLE ROCK, TABOR, TECUMSEH, WAHOO, WILBER,
WOODBINE, AND YUTAN.
Area Description:
Fremont, IA; Harrison, IA; Mills, IA; Montgomery, IA; Page, IA; Pottawattamie, IA; Shelby, 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