| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Boone, NE |
| Effective | 8/17/2026, 11:40:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/18/2026, 12:30:00 AM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 17 at 11:40PM CDT until August 18 at 12:30AM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NE
Details
SVROAX
The National Weather Service in Omaha has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Southeastern Boone County in northeastern Nebraska…
* Until 1230 AM CDT.
* At 1140 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Cedar
Rapids, or 11 miles southwest of Albion, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD…Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
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 be near…
St. Edward around 1200 AM CDT.
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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