Nebraska Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 05/16/2026 20:59

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 16 at 10:59PM CDT until May 17 at 12:00AM CDT by NWS Hastings NE
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 16, 2026 - 8:59pm
Expires: 
May 16, 2026 - 10:00pm
Description: 
SVRGID The National Weather Service in Hastings has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Clay County in south central Nebraska... York County in east central Nebraska... Hamilton County in south central Nebraska... Northern Fillmore County in south central Nebraska... Merrick County in central Nebraska... Southern Polk County in east central Nebraska... * Until midnight CDT. * At 1058 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles northwest of Wood River to Trumbull to near Fairfield, moving northeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Automated Weather Station. This line of storms has a history of producing measured wind gusts of 55 to 65 MPH. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... York, Aurora, Central City, Sutton, Stromsburg, Harvard, Henderson, Clay Center, Exeter, Fairmont, Hampton, McCool Junction, Clarks, Giltner, Polk, Phillips, Chapman, Bradshaw, Waco, and Benedict. This includes Interstate 80 between mile markers 318 and 365.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Clay, NE; Fillmore, NE; Hamilton, NE; Merrick, NE; Polk, NE; York, NE
Forcast Office: 
NWS Hastings NE
Sender: 
[email protected]