Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Monona IA, Burt and Thurston NE

Source: NOAA · Western Monona County IA; Burt and Thurston Counties NE

This alert is no longer in effect.

NOAA issued it on May 29, 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 Omaha/Valley NE issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 5:30 PM CDT for western Monona County IA and parts of Burt and Thurston Counties NE.

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Record type
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Affected area
Western Monona County IA; Burt and Thurston Counties NE
Issued
May 29, 2026
Issuing authority
NWS Omaha/Valley 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 Western Monona County IA; Burt and Thurston Counties NE.

Alert Details

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued by NWS Omaha/Valley NE. Effective from May 18, 2026 at 4:58 PM CDT until May 18, 2026 at 5:30 PM CDT.

Affected Areas

Western Monona County in west central Iowa; Northeastern Burt County in east central Nebraska; Southeastern Thurston County in northeastern Nebraska. Storm located over Decatur or 17 miles north of Tekamah, moving northeast at 65 mph. Will be near Whiting around 5:05 PM CDT, including Interstate 29 between mile markers 107 and 125.

What You Should Do

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

Expected Conditions

At 4:58 PM CDT, radar indicated 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail (1.00 inch).

Timeline

Alert in effect until 5:30 PM CDT on May 18, 2026.

Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗

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NWS Omaha/Valley NE issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 5:30 PM CDT for western Monona County IA and parts of Burt and Thurston Counties NE.
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