Nebraska Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 05/16/2026 17:42

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 16 at 7:42PM CDT until May 16 at 8:15PM CDT by NWS Hastings NE
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 16, 2026 - 5:42pm
Expires: 
May 16, 2026 - 6:15pm
Description: 
At 742 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Lexington, moving southeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Golf 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 northwestern Phelps, northeastern Gosper and southeastern Dawson Counties. This includes Interstate 80 between mile markers 231 and 252.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Dawson, NE; Gosper, NE; Phelps, NE
Forcast Office: 
NWS Hastings NE
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov