Nebraska Severe Thunderstorm Warning Severe | Effective 05-18-2026 12:42

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 2:42PM CDT until May 18 at 3:00PM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NE
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 18, 2026 - 12:42pm
Expires: 
May 18, 2026 - 1:00pm
Description: 
At 240 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Diller, or 11 miles east of Fairbury, moving northeast at 30 mph. THIS IS A DESTRUCTIVE STORM FOR THE WARNED AREA. HAZARD...Baseball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be severely injured. Expect shattered windows, extensive damage to roofs, siding, and vehicles. Locations impacted include... Harbine and Beatrice.
Instruction: 
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for southeastern Nebraska. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
SNM:TORMENTA DE GRANIZO DESTRUCTIVA en esta area hasta 300 PM CDT. Tome refugio ahora
Servicio Nacional de Meteorologia: AVISO DE TORMENTA SEVERA en efecto para esta area hasta las 3:00 PM CDT por granizo DESTRUCTIVO del tamano de una pelota de beisbol. Tome refugio en un edificio, alejado de las ventanas. Las personas y los animales al aire libre seran gravemente heridos.
Area Description: 
Gage, NE; Jefferson, NE
Forcast Office: 
NWS Omaha/Valley NE