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Seward County Emergency Management - Nebraska
Saturday May 16th, 2026 :: 11:15 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 12:15AM Sunday

SVROAX The National Weather Service in Omaha has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Seward County in southeastern Nebraska... Saline County in southeastern Nebraska...

* Until 1215 AM CDT.

* At 1115 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles north of Western, or 25 miles north of Fairbury, moving east at 10 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.

* This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of southern Seward and Saline Counties, including the following locations... Swan Creek Reservoir Number 2, The Highway 41 and 15 South Junction, Swan Creek Wildlife Management Area, Walnut Creek Recreation Area, Blue River State Recreation Area, Willard Meyer Recreation Area, and Tamora. This includes Interstate 80 in Nebraska between mile markers 366 and 388.

* AFFECTED AREAS: 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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