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Seward County Emergency Management - Nebraska
Monday May 18th, 2026 :: 04:03 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 04:45PM

SVROAX The National Weather Service in Omaha has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... North central Seward County in southeastern Nebraska... Central Butler County in east central Nebraska...

* Until 445 PM CDT.

* At 402 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 3 miles southeast of Ulysses, or 9 miles north of Seward, moving north at 50 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 be near... David City and Brainard around 415 PM CDT. Bruno around 420 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include Octavia, Abie and Linwood.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BUTLER, 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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