Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 16 at 6:17PM CDT until May 16 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NE
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 16, 2026 - 4:17pm
Expires:
May 16, 2026 - 5:00pm
Description:
SVROAX
The National Weather Service in Omaha has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northeastern Platte County in northeastern Nebraska...
* Until 700 PM CDT.
* At 617 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Platte
Center, or 7 miles northwest of Columbus, moving north at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.
* Locations impacted include...
Humphrey, Platte Center, Creston, Lakeview, Tarnov, and Lake
Babcock.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Prepare immediately for large hail and deadly cloud to ground
lightning. Seek shelter inside a well-built structure. Stay away from
windows.
Area Description:
Platte, NE
Forcast Office:
NWS Omaha/Valley NE
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov