Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Seward, Saline, Butler Counties NE
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NOAA issued it on August 19, 2026, 4 days 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 for parts of southeastern Nebraska until 1:45 PM CDT on August 19.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Southeastern Nebraska
- Issued
- August 19, 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 4 days ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Southeastern Nebraska.
Alert Details
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued by NWS Omaha/Valley NE. Effective from 12:56 PM CDT to 1:45 PM CDT on August 19, 2026. Alert type code: SVROAX.
Affected Areas
Seward County in southeastern Nebraska, northwestern Saline County in southeastern Nebraska, and southwestern Butler County in east central Nebraska. Specific locations include Surprise, Utica, Ulysses, Staplehurst, Beaver Crossing, Bee, Goehner, Seward, Cordova, and Garland. Includes Interstate 80 in Nebraska between mile markers 366 and 379.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
At 12:56 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Rising City to 5 miles northwest of Waco to 2 miles west of Bradshaw, moving southeast at 35 mph. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail (0.75 inch). Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Radar indicated.
Timeline
Alert effective August 19 at 12:56 PM CDT until August 19 at 1:45 PM CDT. Severe thunderstorms will be near Surprise around 1:00 PM CDT, Utica and Ulysses around 1:05 PM CDT, and Staplehurst around 1:15 PM CDT.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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