Nebraska Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 05/16/2026 18:10

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 16 at 8:10PM CDT until May 16 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Hastings NE
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 16, 2026 - 6:10pm
Expires: 
May 16, 2026 - 7:00pm
Description: 
SVRGID The National Weather Service in Hastings has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Phelps County in south central Nebraska... Southwestern Buffalo County in south central Nebraska... Southeastern Dawson County in south central Nebraska... * Until 900 PM CDT. * At 810 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Overton, or 12 miles southeast of Lexington, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Ping pong 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 northern Phelps, southwestern Buffalo and southeastern Dawson Counties. This includes Interstate 80 between mile markers 241 and 267.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Buffalo, NE; Dawson, NE; Phelps, NE
Forcast Office: 
NWS Hastings NE
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov