NWS Hastings NETO.W 0006May 17, 2026
Tornado Warning: Thayer, NE
The National Weather Service office in Hastings issued a tornado warning for Thayer in Nebraska, which was in force until 7:30 p.m. local time on May 17. It was the 6th tornado warning the NWS office in Hastings 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 49 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Hastings NE
- Area
- Thayer
- State
- Nebraska
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 6:41 p.m. CDT, May 17, 2026
- Expires
- 7:30 p.m. CDT, May 17, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KGID TO.W 0006
- 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
TORGID The National Weather Service in Hastings has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Southern Thayer County in south central Nebraska... * Until 730 PM CDT. * At 641 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Hebron, or 21 miles north of Belleville, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Tornado. 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... Hebron around 645 PM CDT. Gilead around 700 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of this tornadic thunderstorm include Alexandria.
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.