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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE
117 PM CDT Tue May 19 2026

...NWS Damage Survey for 05/17/2026 Tornado Event Summary...

.Update...Event Tornado Summary

..Winnebago Tornado...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    95 mph
Path Length /statute/:  1.87 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   300 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             05/17/2026
Start Time:             07:19 PM CDT
Start Location:         1 S Winnebago / Thurston County / NE
Start Lat/Lon:          42.2172 / -96.4742

End Date:               05/17/2026
End Time:               07:22 PM CDT
End Location:           1 E Winnebago / Thurston County / NE
End Lat/Lon:            42.2397 / -96.454

Survey Summary:
An EF-1 tornado touched down west of Highway 77 and tracked
northeast damaging trees and the roofs of homes. The tornado
impacted locations near baseball fields on the south side of
Highway 75. Damage to bleachers, signage, and the dugout
occurred, and across the highway there was damage to grain bins
and a large tree landed on a home. The tornado continued
northeast and did minor damage to a large water tank and
additional tree damage along D Avenue.

..Ashland Tornado...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    104 mph
Path Length /statute/:  0.76 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   40 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             05/17/2026
Start Time:             07:55 PM CDT
Start Location:         2 NNE Ashland / Saunders County / NE
Start Lat/Lon:          41.0704 / -96.3554

End Date:               05/17/2026
End Time:               07:58 PM CDT
End Location:           3 NNE Ashland / Saunders County / NE
End Lat/Lon:            41.0762 / -96.3431

Survey Summary:
A tornado developed in an open field, snapping and throwing
several large branches in a field. It then progressed east
northeast to the Sandy Pointe lake area where it threw a dock
approximately 100 yards, removed shingles from one house, and
removed much of a roof from another house, throwing it
approximately 80 yards away into the lake. Video suggests that
the tornado ended to the northeast, with no damage to any
vegetation along the Platte River.

..South Plattsmouth Tornado...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    104 mph
Path Length /statute/:  0.83 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   100 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             05/17/2026
Start Time:             08:45 PM CDT
Start Location:         2 SSW Plattsmouth / Cass County / NE
Start Lat/Lon:          40.9837 / -95.905

End Date:               05/17/2026
End Time:               08:47 PM CDT
End Location:           1 S Plattsmouth / Cass County / NE
End Lat/Lon:            40.9872 / -95.8899

Survey Summary:
An EF-1 tornado formed on the southwest side of Plattsmouth east
of Highway 75. The tornado moved northeast and snapped several
pine trees on the top of a small incline that had a house and
several grain bins. One empty grain bin was destroyed. The
tornado continued northeast, causing minor tree damage and light
damage to some mobile homes.

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EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:

EF0.....65 to 85 mph
EF1.....86 to 110 mph
EF2.....111 to 135 mph
EF3.....136 to 165 mph
EF4.....166 to 200 mph
EF5.....>200 mph

NOTE:
The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the events and publication in
NWS Storm Data.


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