Iowa, Nebraska Tornado Watch | Effective 05/17/2026 18:31

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued May 17 at 8:31PM CDT until May 17 at 11:00PM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NE
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
May 17, 2026 - 6:31pm
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 17 COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA BUTLER DODGE DOUGLAS SARPY SAUNDERS WASHINGTON IN SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA CASS GAGE JEFFERSON JOHNSON LANCASTER NEMAHA OTOE PAWNEE RICHARDSON SALINE SEWARD THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ASHLAND, AUBURN, BEATRICE, BELLEVUE, BLAIR, CLARINDA, 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, SEWARD, SHENANDOAH, SIDNEY, 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; Butler, NE; Cass, 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