Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Northwestern Knox County, NE
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NOAA issued it on May 26, 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 northwestern Knox County in northeastern Nebraska until 3:15 PM CDT on May 17.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Northwestern Knox County, Nebraska
- Issued
- May 26, 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 Northwestern Knox County, Nebraska.
Alert Details
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued by NWS Omaha/Valley NE. Effective from May 17 at 2:25 PM CDT until May 17 at 3:15 PM CDT.
Affected Areas
Northwestern Knox County in northeastern Nebraska.
What You Should Do
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 10:00 PM CDT for northeastern Nebraska. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
At 2:25 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles south of Lynch, or 15 miles southeast of Spencer, moving northeast at 45 mph. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
Timeline
The warning is in effect until 3:15 PM CDT on May 17, 2026. The storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northwestern Knox County.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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