Nebraska Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 05/16/2026 17:43

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 16 at 7:43PM CDT until May 16 at 8:30PM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NE
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 16, 2026 - 5:43pm
Expires: 
May 16, 2026 - 6:30pm
Description: 
SVROAX The National Weather Service in Omaha has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Lancaster County in southeastern Nebraska... Northeastern Jefferson County in southeastern Nebraska... Eastern Saline County in southeastern Nebraska... Northwestern Gage County in southeastern Nebraska... * Until 830 PM CDT. * At 743 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles southwest of Wilber, or 17 miles northwest of Beatrice, moving north at 20 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 be near... Wilber around 750 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include Crete.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Gage, NE; Jefferson, NE; Lancaster, NE; Saline, NE
Forcast Office: 
NWS Omaha/Valley NE
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov