Nebraska Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 05/16/2026 16:17

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