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Seward County Emergency Management - Nebraska
Saturday May 16th, 2026 :: 10:12 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 11:00PM

SVROAX The National Weather Service in Omaha has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Jefferson County in southeastern Nebraska... Seward County in southeastern Nebraska... Saline County in southeastern Nebraska... Southwestern Butler County in east central Nebraska...

* Until 1100 PM CDT.

* At 1011 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 3 miles southeast of Gresham to 2 miles northeast of Milligan to 2 miles south of Ohiowa, moving southeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near... Friend, Utica, Beaver Crossing, Cordova, and Tobias around 1015 PM CDT. Western, Daykin, and Goehner around 1020 PM CDT. Dorchester and Swanton around 1030 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include Milford, Plymouth, Crete, Wilber and De Witt. This includes Interstate 80 in Nebraska between mile markers 366 and 388.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BUTLER, NE ... JEFFERSON, NE ... SALINE, NE ... SEWARD, NE

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

Address/Location
Seward County Emergency Management - Nebraska
322 S 14th St
Seward, NE 68434

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 402-643-4722

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning

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