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Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
719 PM CDT Sun May 17 2026

NEC021-039-053-173-180045-
/O.CON.KOAX.SV.W.0136.000000T0000Z-260518T0045Z/
Burt NE-Cuming NE-Dodge NE-Thurston NE-
719 PM CDT Sun May 17 2026

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT
FOR BURT...CUMING...NORTHWESTERN DODGE AND THURSTON COUNTIES...

At 717 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Walthill to 3 miles west of Lyons to Scribner,
moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Public. At 6:59PM golf ball size hail was reported Public. 
         At 6:59PM golf ball size hail was reported. 

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.

Locations impacted include...
West Point, Tekamah, Oakland, Pender, Scribner, Lyons, Walthill,
Winnebago, Beemer, Dodge, Bancroft, Decatur, Snyder, Uehling, Craig,
Rosalie, Thurston, Macy, Dead Timber State Recreation Area, and
Summit Lake State Recreation Area.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for west central
Iowa...and northeastern and east central Nebraska. A Tornado Watch
also remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for northeastern and east
central Nebraska.

Prepare immediately for large hail and damaging winds. People outside
should move to a shelter, inside a strong building and away from
windows.

These are dangerous storms, capable of producing large hail driven by
severe winds! SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy structure and stay
away from windows! If you are caught outdoors, cover your head and
neck.

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LAT...LON 4217 9635 4211 9626 4205 9628 4203 9622
      4201 9625 4199 9623 4201 9620 4198 9619
      4197 9613 4191 9616 4187 9615 4172 9624
      4168 9644 4155 9691 4174 9690 4184 9698
      4209 9683 4226 9677 4227 9635
TIME...MOT...LOC 0017Z 269DEG 37KT 4217 9649 4193 9655 4165 9667 

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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