Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 17 at 5:07PM CDT until May 17 at 5:45PM CDT by NWS Hastings NE
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 17, 2026 - 3:07pm
Expires:
May 17, 2026 - 3:45pm
Description:
At 506 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Cotesfield to near Farwell, moving northeast at
35 mph.
THESE ARE DESTRUCTIVE STORMS FOR HOWARD AND SOUTHERN GREELEY
COUNTIES.
HAZARD...Baseball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Trained weather spotters reported baseball size hail near
Dannebrog.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be severely injured.
Expect shattered windows, extensive damage to roofs,
siding, and vehicles.
These severe storms will be near...
St. Paul, Elba, and Cotesfield around 510 PM CDT.
Wolbach and Cushing around 520 PM CDT.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for central
Nebraska.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
SNM:TORMENTA DE GRANIZO DESTRUCTIVA en esta area hasta 545 PM CDT. Tome refugio ahora
Servicio Nacional de Meteorologia: AVISO DE TORMENTA SEVERA en efecto para esta area hasta las 5:45 PM CDT por granizo DESTRUCTIVO del tamano de una pelota de beisbol. Tome refugio en un edificio, alejado de las ventanas. Las personas y los animales al aire libre seran gravemente heridos.
Area Description:
Greeley, NE; Howard, NE; Merrick, NE; Nance, NE
Forcast Office:
NWS Hastings NE
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov