Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Iowa and Nebraska Counties
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NOAA issued it on May 27, 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 parts of southwestern Iowa and east central Nebraska until 11:15 PM CDT.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Southwestern Iowa and East Central Nebraska
- Issued
- May 27, 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 Southwestern Iowa and East Central Nebraska.
Alert Details
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued by NWS Omaha/Valley NE (NOAA). Effective from May 15, 2026 at 10:14 PM CDT until May 15, 2026 at 11:15 PM CDT. Alert code: SVW.
Affected Areas
Harrison County, Northwestern Pottawattamie County, and West central Shelby County in southwestern Iowa. Southeastern Washington County, Southeastern Dodge County, Northwestern Douglas County, and Northeastern Saunders County in east central Nebraska. Locations include Blair, Missouri Valley, Valley, Logan, Woodbine, Kennard, Leshara, Mead, Yutan, Fort Calhoun, Bennington, Waterloo, Elkhorn, and Panama. Interstate 29 between mile markers 71 and 86.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
At 10:14 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Colon to 3 miles north of Woodbine, moving southeast at 15 mph. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail (1.00 inch). Public reported 1 inch hail at Fremont at 10:09 PM. Hail damage to vehicles expected. Wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees expected.
Timeline
Alert in effect from 10:14 PM CDT May 15, 2026 until 11:15 PM CDT May 15, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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