Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 17 at 9:17PM CDT until May 17 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NE
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 17, 2026 - 7:17pm
Expires:
May 17, 2026 - 8:00pm
Description:
At 916 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Irwin to 2 miles southeast of Walnut to 6 miles
east of Carson, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Eastern Council Bluffs, Harlan, Oakland, Avoca, Treynor, Underwood,
Neola, Carson, Walnut, Shelby, Minden, Earling, Irwin, Persia,
Defiance, Macedonia, Panama, Hancock, Council Bluffs Airport, and
Portsmouth.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 29 near mile marker 43.
Interstate 80 in Iowa between mile markers 8 and 48.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for southwestern
Iowa.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Harrison, IA; Pottawattamie, IA; Shelby, IA
Forcast Office:
NWS Omaha/Valley NE
Sender: