Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 16 at 7:04PM CDT until May 16 at 7:30PM CDT by NWS Hastings NE
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 16, 2026 - 5:04pm
Expires:
May 16, 2026 - 5:30pm
Description:
SVRGID
The National Weather Service in Hastings has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northeastern Kearney County in south central Nebraska...
Southeastern Buffalo County in south central Nebraska...
* Until 730 PM CDT.
* At 704 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Kearney,
moving southeast 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
northeastern Kearney and southeastern Buffalo Counties.
This includes Interstate 80 between mile markers 276 and 292.
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; Kearney, NE
Forcast Office:
NWS Hastings NE
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov