Nebraska Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 05/17/2026 14:44

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 17 at 4:44PM CDT until May 17 at 5:00PM CDT by NWS Hastings NE
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 17, 2026 - 2:44pm
Expires: 
May 17, 2026 - 3:00pm
Description: 
At 443 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Dannebrog, or 18 miles northwest of Grand Island, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Two inch hail and 70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. This severe storm will be near... Dannebrog around 450 PM CDT. St. Paul around 455 PM CDT.
Instruction: 
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for south central and central Nebraska. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Hall, NE; Howard, NE; Sherman, NE
Forcast Office: 
NWS Hastings NE
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov