Kansas, Nebraska Severe Thunderstorm Watch - Severe | Effective 05/30/2026 13:42

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 30 at 3:42PM CDT until May 30 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Hastings NE
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
May 30, 2026 - 1:42pm
Expires: 
May 30, 2026 - 8:00pm
Description: 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 253 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN KANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS JEWELL MITCHELL OSBORNE PHILLIPS ROOKS SMITH IN NEBRASKA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 14 COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA ADAMS BUFFALO CLAY DAWSON FRANKLIN FURNAS GOSPER HALL HARLAN KEARNEY NUCKOLLS PHELPS THAYER WEBSTER THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALMA, ARAPAHOE, BEAVER CITY, BELLAIRE, BELOIT, BLADEN, BLUE HILL, BOSTWICK, BURR OAK, CAMBRIDGE, CAMPBELL, CLAY CENTER, CODELL, COZAD, DESHLER, DOWNS, EDGAR, ELWOOD, FAIRFIELD, FRANKLIN, GOTHENBURG, GRAND ISLAND, HARVARD, HASTINGS, HEBRON, HILDRETH, HOLDREGE, HOLLINGER, INAVALE, IONIA, JEWELL, JOHNSON LAKE, KEARNEY, KENSINGTON, LEXINGTON, MANKATO, MINDEN, NELSON, ORLEANS, OSBORNE, OXFORD, PHILLIPSBURG, PLAINVILLE, RED CLOUD, ROSEMONT, SMITH CENTER, STOCKTON, SUPERIOR, SUTTON, AND WILLOW ISLAND.
Area Description: 
Jewell, KS; Mitchell, KS; Osborne, KS; Phillips, KS; Rooks, KS; Smith, KS; Adams, NE; Buffalo, NE; Clay, NE; Dawson, NE; Franklin, NE; Furnas, NE; Gosper, NE; Hall, NE; Harlan, NE; Kearney, NE; Nuckolls, NE; Phelps, NE; Thayer, NE; Webster, NE
Forcast Office: 
NWS Hastings NE
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov