Nebraska Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 05/18/2026 14:35

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 4:35PM CDT until May 18 at 5:00PM CDT by NWS Hastings NE
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 18, 2026 - 2:35pm
Expires: 
May 18, 2026 - 3:00pm
Description: 
At 434 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Davenport, or 34 miles west of Fairbury, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail. SOURCE...Trained weather spotters. At 426 PM CDT, ping pong ball size hail was reported 4 miles south of Davenport. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. This severe storm will be near... Shickley and Strang around 440 PM CDT.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Fillmore, NE; Thayer, NE
Forcast Office: 
NWS Hastings NE
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov