Headline:
Tornado Watch issued May 17 at 3:16PM CDT until May 17 at 11:00PM CDT by NWS Hastings NE
Event:
Tornado Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
May 17, 2026 - 1:16pm
Expires:
May 17, 2026 - 9:00pm
Description:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 214 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN KANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES
IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS
JEWELL MITCHELL OSBORNE
SMITH
IN NEBRASKA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 19 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL NEBRASKA
GREELEY HOWARD MERRICK
NANCE SHERMAN VALLEY
IN EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA
POLK YORK
IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA
ADAMS BUFFALO CLAY
FILLMORE FRANKLIN HALL
HAMILTON KEARNEY NUCKOLLS
THAYER WEBSTER
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AURORA, BELLAIRE, BELOIT, BLADEN,
BLUE HILL, BOSTWICK, BURR OAK, CAMPBELL, CENTRAL CITY,
CLAY CENTER, DESHLER, DOWNS, EDGAR, EXETER, FAIRFIELD, FAIRMONT,
FRANKLIN, FULLERTON, GENEVA, GENOA, GRAND ISLAND, GREELEY,
HARVARD, HASTINGS, HEBRON, HILDRETH, INAVALE, IONIA, JEWELL,
KEARNEY, KENSINGTON, LITCHFIELD, LOUP CITY, MANKATO, MINDEN,
NELSON, ORD, OSBORNE, OSCEOLA, POLK, RED CLOUD, ROSEMONT, SCOTIA,
SHELBY, SHERMAN RESERVOIR, SMITH CENTER, SPALDING, ST. PAUL,
STROMSBURG, SUPERIOR, SUTTON, WOLBACH, AND YORK.
Area Description:
Jewell, KS; Mitchell, KS; Osborne, KS; Smith, KS; Adams, NE; Buffalo, NE; Clay, NE; Fillmore, NE; Franklin, NE; Greeley, NE; Hall, NE; Hamilton, NE; Howard, NE; Kearney, NE; Merrick, NE; Nance, NE; Nuckolls, NE; Polk, NE; Sherman, NE; Thayer, NE; Valley, NE; Webster, NE; York, NE
Forcast Office:
NWS Hastings NE
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov