⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Gage, NE; Jefferson, NE; Lancaster, NE; Saline, NE – Sunday, August 16, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 16 at 4:23AM CDT until August 16 at 5:15AM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NE

Details

SVROAX

The National Weather Service in Omaha has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Southwestern Lancaster County in southeastern Nebraska…
Jefferson County in southeastern Nebraska…
Saline County in southeastern Nebraska…
Gage County in southeastern Nebraska…

* Until 515 AM CDT.

* At 423 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 6 miles south of Friend to 4 miles southeast of
Plymouth to 3 miles west of Odell, moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near…
Beatrice, Wilber, De Witt, and Odell around 430 AM CDT.
Wymore, Dorchester, Blue Springs, and Holmesville around 435 AM
CDT.
Crete, Clatonia, and Pickrell around 440 AM CDT.

Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include
Hallam.

Instructions

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.