Iowa, Nebraska Tornado Watch | Effective 05/17/2026 20:09

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued May 17 at 10:09PM CDT until May 17 at 11:00PM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NE
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
May 17, 2026 - 8:09pm
Expires: 
May 17, 2026 - 9:15pm
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 8 COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA SARPY IN SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA CASS GAGE JOHNSON NEMAHA OTOE PAWNEE RICHARDSON THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AUBURN, BEATRICE, BELLEVUE, CLARINDA, COUNCIL BLUFFS, DUNLAP, FALLS CITY, FARRAGUT, GLENWOOD, HAMBURG, HARLAN, LA VISTA, LOGAN, MISSOURI VALLEY, NEBRASKA CITY, PAPILLION, PAWNEE CITY, PLATTSMOUTH, RED OAK, SHENANDOAH, SIDNEY, STERLING, TABLE ROCK, TABOR, TECUMSEH, AND WOODBINE.
Area Description: 
Fremont, IA; Harrison, IA; Mills, IA; Montgomery, IA; Page, IA; Pottawattamie, IA; Shelby, IA; Cass, NE; Gage, NE; Johnson, NE; Nemaha, NE; Otoe, NE; Pawnee, NE; Richardson, NE; Sarpy, NE
Forcast Office: 
NWS Omaha/Valley NE
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov