Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Southeastern Nebraska and Southwestern Iowa
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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 until 9:15 PM CDT on May 17 for multiple counties in southeastern Nebraska and western Fremont County in Iowa.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Southeastern Nebraska and Southwestern Iowa
- 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 Southeastern Nebraska and Southwestern Iowa.
Alert Details
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued by NWS Omaha/Valley NE (NOAA). Effective from May 17 at 8:29 PM CDT until May 17 at 9:15 PM CDT. Alert type code: SVW.
Affected Areas
Western Fremont County in southwestern Iowa. Southeastern Lancaster County, Northern Johnson County, Northwestern Nemaha County, Otoe County, Northeastern Gage County, and Southern Cass County in southeastern Nebraska. Locations in the path include Syracuse, Unadilla, Avoca, Dunbar, Union, Nehawka, Lorton, and Nebraska City. Interstate 29 between mile markers 4 and 24.
What You Should Do
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 11:00 PM CDT for southwestern Iowa and southeastern Nebraska. For protection, move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
At 8:29 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 3 miles east of Eagle to 3 miles southwest of Unadilla to 2 miles north of Sterling, moving northeast at 50 mph. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail (1.00 inch). Radar indicated.
Timeline
Alert effective May 17, 2026 at 8:29 PM CDT and expires May 17, 2026 at 9:15 PM CDT.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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