Nebraska Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 05/16/2026 20:32

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 16 at 10:32PM CDT until May 16 at 11:00PM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NE
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 16, 2026 - 8:32pm
Expires: 
May 16, 2026 - 9:00pm
Description: 
At 1031 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 2 miles east of Utica to 2 miles northeast of Tobias to 2 miles north of Alexandria, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Friend, Beaver Crossing, Western, Daykin, Goehner, Seward, Dorchester, Milford and Swanton. This includes Interstate 80 in Nebraska between mile markers 366 and 382.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Jefferson, NE; Saline, NE; Seward, NE
Forcast Office: 
NWS Omaha/Valley NE