Nebraska Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 05/17/2026 15:52

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 17 at 5:52PM CDT until May 17 at 6:30PM CDT by NWS Hastings NE
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 17, 2026 - 3:52pm
Expires: 
May 17, 2026 - 4:30pm
Description: 
At 551 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Saronville to near Oak, moving northeast at 40 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. These severe storms will be near... Sutton, Edgar, and Saronville around 555 PM CDT. Ong around 600 PM CDT. Shickley around 610 PM CDT. Henderson, Grafton, and Lushton around 615 PM CDT. Geneva and Fairmont around 625 PM CDT. This includes Interstate 80 between mile markers 343 and 346.
Instruction: 
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for south central and east central Nebraska. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Clay, NE; Fillmore, NE; Hamilton, NE; Nuckolls, NE; York, NE
Forcast Office: 
NWS Hastings NE
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov