| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Saline, NE; Seward, NE |
| Effective | 8/18/2026, 3:18:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 8/18/2026, 4:00:00 AM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 18 at 3:18AM CDT until August 18 at 4:00AM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NE
Details
SVROAX
The National Weather Service in Omaha has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Southern Seward County in southeastern Nebraska…
Northeastern Saline County in southeastern Nebraska…
* Until 400 AM CDT.
* At 318 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Beaver
Crossing, or 12 miles southwest of Seward, moving southeast at 40
mph.
HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* This severe thunderstorm will be near…
Dorchester around 335 AM CDT.
This includes Interstate 80 in Nebraska between mile markers 366 and
371.
Instructions
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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