Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Ceresco Area in Northern Lancaster County, NE
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NWS Omaha/Valley NE has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for northern Lancaster County and southern Saunders County until 6:30 PM CDT.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Southeastern Nebraska
- Issued
- September 14, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Omaha/Valley NE
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Alert Details
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued by NWS Omaha/Valley NE. Effective from 5:51 PM CDT September 14, 2026, until 6:30 PM CDT September 14, 2026. Alert type code: SVR.
Affected Areas
Northern Lancaster County in southeastern Nebraska and southern Saunders County in east central Nebraska. Locations impacted include Yutan, Ceresco, Valparaiso, Mead, Raymond, Davey, Ithaca, Memphis, Branched Oak State Recreation Area, Memphis State Recreation Area, and Two Rivers State Recreation Area.
What You Should Do
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for southeastern and east central Nebraska. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
At 5:50 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Ceresco, or 12 miles south of Wahoo, moving northeast at 50 mph. Hazard includes 60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail (0.75 inch). Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Timeline
Alert effective 2026-09-14T17:51:00-05:00 and expires 2026-09-14T18:30:00-05:00.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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