Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 17 at 8:33PM CDT until May 17 at 9:15PM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NE
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 17, 2026 - 6:33pm
Expires:
May 17, 2026 - 7:15pm
Description:
At 832 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 2 miles north of Logan to 4 miles southeast of
Crescent to Plattsmouth, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...At 827 PM, Eppley Airfield reported a gust of 63 mph.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable
tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes,
roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
eastern Council Bluffs, Plattsmouth, Glenwood, Underwood, Pacific
Junction, Council Bluffs Airport, Treynor, Neola, Persia, Silver
City, Minden, Malvern, Shelby, Oakland, Avoca, Carson, Macedonia,
Hancock, Henderson, Hastings and Harlan.
People attending Fricke Field, the Omaha Cinco de Mayo celebration,
Papillion LaVista South High School, Werner Park, and Tal Anderson
Field should seek safe shelter immediately!
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 29 between mile markers 25 and 77.
Interstate 80 in Iowa between mile markers 1 and 43.
Interstate 80 in Nebraska between mile markers 437 and 454.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for southwestern
Iowa...and southeastern and east central Nebraska.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Harrison, IA; Mills, IA; Pottawattamie, IA; Shelby, IA; Cass, NE; Douglas, NE; Sarpy, NE; Washington, NE
Forcast Office:
NWS Omaha/Valley NE
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