Nebraska Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 05/18/2026 14:39

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 4:39PM CDT until May 18 at 5:15PM CDT by NWS Hastings NE
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 18, 2026 - 2:39pm
Expires: 
May 18, 2026 - 3:15pm
Description: 
SVRGID The National Weather Service in Hastings has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Eastern Thayer County in south central Nebraska... * Until 515 PM CDT. * At 439 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Chester, or 9 miles north of Belleville, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. * This severe thunderstorm will be near... Chester around 445 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include Gilead.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Thayer, NE
Forcast Office: 
NWS Hastings NE
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov