Nebraska Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 05/17/2026 16:15

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 17 at 6:15PM CDT until May 17 at 6:45PM CDT by NWS Hastings NE
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 17, 2026 - 4:15pm
Expires: 
May 17, 2026 - 4:45pm
Description: 
At 615 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Genoa to 6 miles north of Central City, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. These severe storms will be near... Genoa around 620 PM CDT.
Instruction: 
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for south central, central and east central Nebraska. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Merrick, NE; Nance, NE
Forcast Office: 
NWS Hastings NE