Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Butler and Saunders Counties, NE
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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 has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for southeastern Butler County and northwestern Saunders County until 6:30 PM CDT.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- East Central Nebraska
- 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 East Central Nebraska.
Alert Details
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service in Omaha/Valley NE. The alert is effective from May 18, 2026 at 5:48 PM CDT until May 18, 2026 at 6:30 PM CDT.
Affected Areas
The warning covers southeastern Butler County in east central Nebraska and northwestern Saunders County in east central Nebraska. The storm was located 3 miles north of Valparaiso or 12 miles southwest of Wahoo at 5:47 PM CDT and will be near Wahoo, Weston, and Malmo around 5:55 PM CDT, Colon around 6:00 PM CDT, and other locations including Woodcliff.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
At 5:47 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located moving northeast at 65 mph. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
Timeline
The warning is in effect until 6:30 PM CDT on May 18, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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