WWUS53 KOAX 182334 RRB SVSOAX Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Omaha/Valley Nebraska 634 PM CDT Mon May 18 2026 NEC095-151-190000- /O.CON.KOAX.SV.W.0181.000000T0000Z-260519T0000Z/ Jefferson NE-Saline NE- 634 PM CDT Mon May 18 2026 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN JEFFERSON AND SOUTHEASTERN SALINE COUNTIES... At 634 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over De Witt, or 11 miles northwest of Beatrice, moving northeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Emergency management. At 630 PM, half dollar sized hail was reported in Fairbury. 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 remain over mainly rural areas of northern Jefferson and southeastern Saline Counties, including the following locations... Cub Creek Recreational Area, Swan Creek Wildlife Management Area, and Crystal Springs Campground. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for southeastern Nebraska. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 4014 9727 4022 9726 4037 9717 4057 9703 4065 9691 4030 9692 4011 9724 TIME...MOT...LOC 2334Z 225DEG 43KT 4038 9690 HAIL THREAT...OBSERVED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ CA