Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Fillmore and Thayer Counties, NE
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NOAA issued it on May 28, 2026, 2 months ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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NWS Hastings NE has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for eastern Fillmore County and northeastern Thayer County until 2:45 PM CDT on May 18, 2026.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- South Central Nebraska
- Issued
- May 28, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Hastings NE
Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.
Record status: historical. It was issued 2 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in South Central Nebraska.
Alert Details
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued by NWS Hastings NE. Effective from 2026-05-18T14:00:00-05:00 until 2026-05-18T14:45:00-05:00. Severity: Severe. Urgency: Immediate. Certainty: Observed.
Affected Areas
Eastern Fillmore County in south central Nebraska and northeastern Thayer County in south central Nebraska. The storm was located over Belvidere (20 miles northwest of Fairbury) and will be near Bruning around 205 PM CDT and Ohiowa around 210 PM CDT. Other locations in the path include Milligan and Strang.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
Quarter size hail (1.00 inch) and wind gusts up to 50 MPH. Radar indicated. Damage to vehicles is expected. Storm moving northeast at 40 mph.
Timeline
Alert effective May 18 at 2:00 PM CDT until May 18 at 2:45 PM CDT.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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