Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Six 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 Burt, Cuming, Dodge, Stanton, Thurston and Wayne counties in Nebraska until 7:45 PM CDT.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- East Central and Northeastern 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 East Central and Northeastern Nebraska.
Alert Details
The National Weather Service in Omaha/Valley NE issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning at 6:39 PM CDT on May 17, 2026. The alert is effective from 6:39 PM CDT until 7:45 PM CDT.
Affected Areas
The warning covers Burt County, Cuming County, Northern Dodge County, Northeastern Stanton County, Thurston County, and Southeastern Wayne County in east central and northeastern Nebraska.
What You Should Do
Prepare immediately for large hail and damaging winds. People outside should move immediately to shelter inside a strong building. Stay away from windows.
Expected Conditions
At 6:39 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 3 miles west of Stanton to 2 miles northwest of Clarkson to 5 miles northeast of Richland, moving northeast at 55 mph. Hazards include 70 mph wind gusts and ping pong ball size hail (1.50 inches). Weather instruments measured 60 to 71 mph winds with these storms across Platte and southern Madison counties.
Timeline
The warning is in effect until 7:45 PM CDT on May 17, 2026. Severe thunderstorms will be near Pilger around 6:45 PM CDT, Dodge around 6:50 PM CDT, and Wisner around 6:55 PM CDT. Other locations in the path include Beemer, Snyder, West Point, Scribner, Pender, Thurston, Bancroft, Uehling, Oakland, Lyons, Walthill and Rosalie.
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