Nebraska Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 05/17/2026 19:39

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 17 at 9:39PM CDT until May 17 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NE
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 17, 2026 - 7:39pm
Expires: 
May 17, 2026 - 8:00pm
Description: 
At 937 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Lewiston to near Beattie, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...At 930 PM, a public mesonet station reported a 63 mph wind gust in Barneston. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. These severe storms will be near... Summerfield and Burchard around 940 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include Pawnee City, Table Rock and Du Bois.
Instruction: 
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for southeastern Nebraska. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Gage, NE; Pawnee, NE
Forcast Office: 
NWS Omaha/Valley NE
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov