NWS Omaha/Valley NETO.W 0025May 18, 2026
Tornado Warning: Gage, NE
The National Weather Service office in Omaha/Valley issued a tornado warning for Gage in Nebraska, which was in force until 4:00 p.m. local time on May 18. It was the 25th tornado warning the NWS office in Omaha/Valley issued in 2026. Nebraska had 39 tornado warnings in May 2026, against 29 in an average May of 2008-2025 (Nebraska's tornado warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 1 hour; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Omaha/Valley NE
- Area
- Gage
- State
- Nebraska
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 3:00 p.m. CDT, May 18, 2026
- Expires
- 4:00 p.m. CDT, May 18, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KOAX TO.W 0025
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Tornado Warnings in Nebraska since 2008Every warning type in Nebraska
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The notice as issued
TOROAX The National Weather Service in Omaha has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Southern Gage County in southeastern Nebraska... * Until 400 PM CDT. * At 259 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located 4 miles north of Odell, or 12 miles south of Beatrice, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Damaging tornado and hail up to two inches in diameter. SOURCE...Weather spotters confirmed tornado near Odell at 258 PM. 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. * The tornado will be near... Odell at 300 PM CDT. Wymore around 305 PM CDT. Blue Springs around 310 PM CDT. Holmesville around 315 PM CDT. Virginia around 330 PM CDT. Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Rockford State Recreation Area and Rockford.
What the agency told people to do
To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. 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.