Kansas, Nebraska Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 05/17/2026 15:38

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 17 at 5:38PM CDT until May 17 at 6:30PM CDT by NWS Hastings NE
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 17, 2026 - 3:38pm
Expires: 
May 17, 2026 - 4:30pm
Description: 
SVRGID The National Weather Service in Hastings has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Jewell County in north central Kansas... Southeastern Nuckolls County in south central Nebraska... Western Thayer County in south central Nebraska... * Until 630 PM CDT. * At 538 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Superior, or 28 miles northwest of Belleville, moving northeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * This severe thunderstorm will be near... Superior around 545 PM CDT. Hardy around 550 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include Ruskin, Deshler and Hebron.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for north central Kansas...and south central Nebraska.
Area Description: 
Jewell, KS; Nuckolls, NE; Thayer, NE
Forcast Office: 
NWS Hastings NE
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov