Nebraska Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 05/16/2026 16:48

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 16 at 6:48PM CDT until May 16 at 7:30PM CDT by NWS Hastings NE
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 16, 2026 - 4:48pm
Expires: 
May 16, 2026 - 5:30pm
Description: 
SVRGID The National Weather Service in Hastings has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central Buffalo County in south central Nebraska... * Until 730 PM CDT. * At 648 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Riverdale, or 10 miles northwest of Kearney, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...Tennis ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of central Buffalo County. This includes Interstate 80 between mile markers 278 and 282.
Instruction: 
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Buffalo, NE
Forcast Office: 
NWS Hastings NE
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov