Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 17 at 9:57PM CDT until May 17 at 10:15PM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NE
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 17, 2026 - 7:57pm
Expires:
May 17, 2026 - 8:15pm
Description:
At 956 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 5 miles north of Grant to 6 miles north of Villisca to
4 miles south of Red Oak to 3 miles east of Shenandoah, moving east
at 40 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile
homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Nebraska City, Red Oak, Glenwood, Shenandoah, Villisca, Hamburg,
Malvern, Sidney, Tabor, Essex, Stanton, Farragut, Pacific Junction,
Emerson, Elliott, Riverton, Silver City, Coin, Henderson, and
Randolph.
This includes Interstate 29 between mile markers 1 and 42.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for southwestern
Iowa...and southeastern and east central Nebraska.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Fremont, IA; Mills, IA; Montgomery, IA; Page, IA
Forcast Office:
NWS Omaha/Valley NE
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov