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Home Return to list Severe Thunderstorm Warning 0079 Issued by the Hastings Forecast Office
Action: New Issued At: 2026-05-17 16:11:59
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WUUS53 KGID 172111
SVRGID
NEC019-079-093-163-172200-
/O.NEW.KGID.SV.W.0079.260517T2111Z-260517T2200Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Hastings NE
411 PM CDT Sun May 17 2026
The National Weather Service in Hastings has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northeastern Buffalo County in south central Nebraska...
Southeastern Sherman County in central Nebraska...
Southwestern Howard County in central Nebraska...
Northern Hall County in south central Nebraska...
* Until 500 PM CDT.
* At 411 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Ravenna, or
22 miles northeast of Kearney, moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Ping pong 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.
* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
Boelus around 420 PM CDT.
Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include
Dannebrog and St. Paul.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for south central
and central Nebraska.
&&
LAT...LON 4088 9893 4097 9899 4105 9893 4133 9857
4104 9828 4091 9870
TIME...MOT...LOC 2111Z 236DEG 32KT 4097 9883
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
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Action: Continued Issued At: 2026-05-17 16:16:59
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WWUS53 KGID 172116
SVSGID
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Hastings NE
416 PM CDT Sun May 17 2026
NEC019-079-093-163-172200-
/O.CON.KGID.SV.W.0079.000000T0000Z-260517T2200Z/
Buffalo NE-Sherman NE-Howard NE-Hall NE-
416 PM CDT Sun May 17 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN BUFFALO...SOUTHEASTERN SHERMAN...SOUTHWESTERN HOWARD
AND NORTHERN HALL COUNTIES...
At 416 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Ravenna, or 24
miles west of Grand Island, moving northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Emergency management.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind
damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
This severe storm will be near...
Boelus around 425 PM CDT.
Dannebrog around 445 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for south central
and central Nebraska.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 4092 9890 4098 9895 4105 9893 4133 9857
4104 9828 4093 9873
TIME...MOT...LOC 2116Z 230DEG 24KT 4100 9882
HAIL THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
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Action: Continued Issued At: 2026-05-17 16:23:29
468
WWUS53 KGID 172123
SVSGID
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Hastings NE
423 PM CDT Sun May 17 2026
NEC019-079-093-163-172200-
/O.CON.KGID.SV.W.0079.000000T0000Z-260517T2200Z/
Buffalo NE-Sherman NE-Howard NE-Hall NE-
423 PM CDT Sun May 17 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN BUFFALO...SOUTHEASTERN SHERMAN...SOUTHWESTERN HOWARD
AND NORTHERN HALL COUNTIES...
At 422 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Boelus, or 23
miles west of Grand Island, 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.
This severe storm will be near...
Boelus around 430 PM CDT.
Dannebrog around 445 PM CDT.
St. Paul around 500 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for south central
and central Nebraska.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 4093 9886 4098 9890 4107 9890 4133 9857
4104 9828 4093 9873
TIME...MOT...LOC 2122Z 238DEG 25KT 4103 9880
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
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Action: Continued Issued At: 2026-05-17 16:44:30
214
WWUS53 KGID 172144
SVSGID
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Hastings NE
444 PM CDT Sun May 17 2026
NEC019-172153-
/O.CAN.KGID.SV.W.0079.000000T0000Z-260517T2200Z/
Buffalo NE-
444 PM CDT Sun May 17 2026
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN BUFFALO COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for south central
and central Nebraska.
&&
LAT...LON 4105 9872 4114 9881 4133 9857 4104 9828
4093 9872
TIME...MOT...LOC 2143Z 245DEG 30KT 4110 9862
$$
NEC079-093-163-172200-
/O.CON.KGID.SV.W.0079.000000T0000Z-260517T2200Z/
Sherman NE-Howard NE-Hall NE-
444 PM CDT Sun May 17 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL SHERMAN...SOUTHWESTERN HOWARD AND NORTHERN HALL
COUNTIES...
At 443 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Dannebrog, or
18 miles northwest of Grand Island, moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Two inch hail and 70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
This severe storm will be near...
Dannebrog around 450 PM CDT.
St. Paul around 455 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for south central
and central Nebraska.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 4105 9872 4114 9881 4133 9857 4104 9828
4093 9872
TIME...MOT...LOC 2143Z 245DEG 30KT 4110 9862
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
$$
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Action: Cancelled Issued At: 2026-05-17 16:44:30
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WWUS53 KGID 172144
SVSGID
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Hastings NE
444 PM CDT Sun May 17 2026
NEC019-172153-
/O.CAN.KGID.SV.W.0079.000000T0000Z-260517T2200Z/
Buffalo NE-
444 PM CDT Sun May 17 2026
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN BUFFALO COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for south central
and central Nebraska.
&&
LAT...LON 4105 9872 4114 9881 4133 9857 4104 9828
4093 9872
TIME...MOT...LOC 2143Z 245DEG 30KT 4110 9862
$$
NEC079-093-163-172200-
/O.CON.KGID.SV.W.0079.000000T0000Z-260517T2200Z/
Sherman NE-Howard NE-Hall NE-
444 PM CDT Sun May 17 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL SHERMAN...SOUTHWESTERN HOWARD AND NORTHERN HALL
COUNTIES...
At 443 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Dannebrog, or
18 miles northwest of Grand Island, moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Two inch hail and 70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
This severe storm will be near...
Dannebrog around 450 PM CDT.
St. Paul around 455 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for south central
and central Nebraska.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 4105 9872 4114 9881 4133 9857 4104 9828
4093 9872
TIME...MOT...LOC 2143Z 245DEG 30KT 4110 9862
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
$$
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