Nebraska Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 05/16/2026 22:53

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 17 at 12:53AM CDT until May 17 at 2:00AM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NE
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 16, 2026 - 10:53pm
Expires: 
May 17, 2026 - 12:00am
Description: 
At 1253 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 2 miles northeast of Tecumseh to 4 miles southeast of Elk Creek to Du Bois, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Weather Instrument Measurement. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. These severe storms will be near... Humboldt and Johnson around 100 AM CDT. Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include Dawson, Auburn, Stella, Verdon, Salem, Shubert, Falls City, Nemaha, Brownville and Rulo.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description: 
Gage, NE; Johnson, NE; Nemaha, NE; Pawnee, NE; Richardson, NE
Forcast Office: 
NWS Omaha/Valley NE
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov