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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 10:22 PM May. 17, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Hastings has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Clay County in south central Nebraska... Northern Nuckolls County in south central Nebraska... Northeastern Webster County in south central Nebraska... * Until 545 PM CDT. * At 521 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Guide Rock, or 30 miles south of Hastings, 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. * This severe thunderstorm will be near... Nelson around 535 PM CDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for south central Nebraska. && HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
Tornado Watch
Issued: 8:17 PM May. 17, 2026 – National Weather Service
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 214 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN KANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS JEWELL MITCHELL OSBORNE SMITH IN NEBRASKA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 19 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL NEBRASKA GREELEY HOWARD MERRICK NANCE SHERMAN VALLEY IN EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA POLK YORK IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA ADAMS BUFFALO CLAY FILLMORE FRANKLIN HALL HAMILTON KEARNEY NUCKOLLS THAYER WEBSTER THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AURORA, BELLAIRE, BELOIT, BLADEN, BLUE HILL, BOSTWICK, BURR OAK, CAMPBELL, CENTRAL CITY, CLAY CENTER, DESHLER, DOWNS, EDGAR, EXETER, FAIRFIELD, FAIRMONT, FRANKLIN, FULLERTON, GENEVA, GENOA, GRAND ISLAND, GREELEY, HARVARD, HASTINGS, HEBRON, HILDRETH, INAVALE, IONIA, JEWELL, KEARNEY, KENSINGTON, LITCHFIELD, LOUP CITY, MANKATO, MINDEN, NELSON, ORD, OSBORNE, OSCEOLA, POLK, RED CLOUD, ROSEMONT, SCOTIA, SHELBY, SHERMAN RESERVOIR, SMITH CENTER, SPALDING, ST. PAUL, STROMSBURG, SUPERIOR, SUTTON, WOLBACH, AND YORK.
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