Nebraska Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 05/16/2026 14:53

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 16 at 4:53PM CDT until May 16 at 5:45PM CDT by NWS North Platte NE
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 16, 2026 - 2:53pm
Expires: 
May 16, 2026 - 3:45pm
Description: 
SVRLBF The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Custer County in central Nebraska... * Until 545 PM CDT. * At 453 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Eddyville, or 19 miles north of Lexington, moving north at 25 mph. HAZARD...Golf ball size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. * Locations impacted include... Oconto, Burr Oak, Buckeye, Pressey State Wildlife Management Area, and Cumro. This includes Highway 2 between mile markers 290 and 294.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Custer, NE
Forcast Office: 
NWS North Platte NE
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov