Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Buffalo and Dawson Counties in Nebraska
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NOAA issued it on May 24, 2026, 3 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 has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for northwestern Buffalo County and northeastern Dawson County in south central Nebraska until 6:30 PM CDT.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- South Central Nebraska
- Issued
- May 24, 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 3 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 May 16, 2026 at 5:39 PM CDT until May 16, 2026 at 6:30 PM CDT. Alert type code: SVR.
Affected Areas
Northwestern Buffalo County and northeastern Dawson County in south central Nebraska. Storm located along a line extending from near Sumner to near Miller to 6 miles north of Amherst.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
Two inch hail and wind gusts up to 50 MPH. Radar indicated. Thunderstorm damage threat: considerable.
Timeline
Alert in effect from 5:39 PM CDT to 6:30 PM CDT on May 16, 2026. Severe thunderstorms moving east at 15 mph and expected near Miller around 5:45 PM CDT.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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