NWS Omaha/Valley NETO.W 0031May 18, 2026
Tornado Warning: Fremont and Page, IA
The National Weather Service office in Omaha/Valley issued a tornado warning for Fremont and Page in Iowa, which was in force until 6:00 p.m. local time on May 18. It was the 31st tornado warning the NWS office in Omaha/Valley issued in 2026. Iowa had 40 tornado warnings in May 2026, against 20 in an average May of 2008-2025 (Iowa's tornado warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 54 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Omaha/Valley NE
- Area
- Fremont and Page
- State
- Iowa
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 5:06 p.m. CDT, May 18, 2026
- Expires
- 6:00 p.m. CDT, May 18, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KOAX TO.W 0031
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Tornado Warnings in Iowa since 2008Every warning type in Iowa
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The notice as issued
TOROAX The National Weather Service in Omaha has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Southeastern Fremont County in southwestern Iowa... Southern Page County in southwestern Iowa... * Until 600 PM CDT. * At 506 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located 5 miles north of Tarkio, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Tornado and ping pong ball size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely. * This dangerous storm will be near... Blanchard around 515 PM CDT. College Springs and Coin around 525 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of this tornadic thunderstorm include Shambaugh and Clarinda.
What the agency told people to do
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.