Omaha, Nebraska
Regional Weather Alerts
| Alert: | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Area(s): | Fremont, IA |
| Effective: | 2026-05-16 @ 7:54 pm -> 2026-05-16 @ 8:45 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-05-16 @ 7:54 pm -> 2026-05-16 @ 8:45 pm |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Observed |
| Urgency: | Immediate |
| Issued By: | NWS Omaha/Valley NE on 2026-05-16 @ 7:54 pm |
| Headline: | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 16 at 7:54PM CDT until May 16 at 8:45PM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NE |
| Description: |
At 754 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Hamburg, or 12 miles east of Nebraska City, moving northeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. This severe storm will be near... Riverton around 800 PM CDT. This includes Interstate 29 near mile marker 1. |
| Alert: | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Area(s): | Decatur, IA; Ringgold, IA |
| Effective: | 2026-05-16 @ 7:35 pm -> 2026-05-16 @ 8:30 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-05-16 @ 7:35 pm -> 2026-05-16 @ 8:30 pm |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Observed |
| Urgency: | Immediate |
| Issued By: | NWS Des Moines IA on 2026-05-16 @ 7:35 pm |
| Headline: | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 16 at 7:35PM CDT until May 16 at 8:30PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA |
| Description: |
SVRDMX The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Decatur County in south central Iowa... Southeastern Ringgold County in south central Iowa... * Until 830 PM CDT. * At 735 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Kellerton, or 9 miles southeast of Mount Ayr, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Leon, Lamoni, Kellerton, Davis City, Decatur, Lamoni Municipal Airport, and Nine Eagles State Park. This includes Interstate 35 between mile markers 1 and 14. |
| Alert: | Flash Flood Warning |
| Area(s): | Montgomery, IA |
| Effective: | 2026-05-16 @ 6:49 pm -> 2026-05-16 @ 10:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-05-16 @ 6:49 pm -> 2026-05-16 @ 10:00 pm |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Immediate |
| Issued By: | NWS Omaha/Valley NE on 2026-05-16 @ 6:49 pm |
| Headline: | Flash Flood Warning issued May 16 at 6:49PM CDT until May 16 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NE |
| Description: |
FFWOAX The National Weather Service in Omaha/Valley has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southeastern Montgomery County in southwestern Iowa... * Until 1000 PM CDT. * At 649 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Villisca, Stanton, Viking Lake State Park and Hacklebarney Woods County Park. |
| Alert: | Tornado Watch |
| Area(s): | Fremont, IA; Mills, IA; Montgomery, IA; Page, IA |
| Effective: | 2026-05-16 @ 5:08 pm -> 2026-05-16 @ 11:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-05-16 @ 5:08 pm -> 2026-05-16 @ 11:00 pm |
| Severity: | Extreme |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Omaha/Valley NE on 2026-05-16 @ 5:08 pm |
| Headline: | Tornado Watch issued May 16 at 5:08PM CDT until May 16 at 11:00PM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NE |
| Description: |
TORNADO WATCH 210 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST IOWA FREMONT MILLS MONTGOMERY PAGE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF CLARINDA, FARRAGUT, GLENWOOD, HAMBURG, RED OAK, SHENANDOAH, SIDNEY, AND TABOR. |
| Alert: | Severe Thunderstorm Watch |
| Area(s): | Pottawattamie, IA; Boone, NE; Butler, NE; Cass, NE; Colfax, NE; Dodge, NE; Douglas, NE; Gage, NE; Jefferson, NE; Johnson, NE; Lancaster, NE; Nemaha, NE; Otoe, NE; Pawnee, NE; Platte, NE; Richardson, NE; Saline, NE; Sarpy, NE; Saunders, NE; Seward, NE; Washington, NE |
| Effective: | 2026-05-16 @ 5:08 pm -> 2026-05-17 @ 1:00 am |
| Onset: | 2026-05-16 @ 5:10 pm -> 2026-05-17 @ 1:00 am |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Omaha/Valley NE on 2026-05-16 @ 5:08 pm |
| Headline: | Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 16 at 5:08PM CDT until May 17 at 1:00AM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NE |
| Description: |
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 211 IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA POTTAWATTAMIE IN NEBRASKA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 20 COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA BUTLER DODGE DOUGLAS SARPY SAUNDERS WASHINGTON IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA BOONE COLFAX PLATTE IN SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA CASS GAGE JEFFERSON JOHNSON LANCASTER NEMAHA OTOE PAWNEE RICHARDSON SALINE SEWARD THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALBION, ASHLAND, AUBURN, BEATRICE, BELLEVUE, BLAIR, COLUMBUS, COUNCIL BLUFFS, CRETE, DAVID CITY, FAIRBURY, FALLS CITY, FREMONT, LA VISTA, LINCOLN, MILFORD, NEBRASKA CITY, OMAHA, PAPILLION, PAWNEE CITY, PLATTSMOUTH, SCHUYLER, SEWARD, ST. EDWARD, STERLING, TABLE ROCK, TECUMSEH, WAHOO, WILBER, AND YUTAN. |
| Alert: | Tornado Watch |
| Area(s): | Adair, IA; Adams, IA; Appanoose, IA; Cass, IA; Clarke, IA; Decatur, IA; Lucas, IA; Madison, IA; Ringgold, IA; Taylor, IA; Union, IA; Warren, IA; Wayne, IA |
| Effective: | 2026-05-16 @ 4:43 pm -> 2026-05-16 @ 11:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-05-16 @ 4:43 pm -> 2026-05-16 @ 11:00 pm |
| Severity: | Extreme |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Des Moines IA on 2026-05-16 @ 4:43 pm |
| Headline: | Tornado Watch issued May 16 at 4:43PM CDT until May 16 at 11:00PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA |
| Description: |
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 210 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 13 COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA APPANOOSE CLARKE DECATUR LUCAS MADISON RINGGOLD UNION WARREN WAYNE IN SOUTHWEST IOWA ADAIR ADAMS CASS TAYLOR THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ADAIR, ALLERTON, ATLANTIC, BEDFORD, CARLISLE, CENTERVILLE, CHARITON, CORNING, CORYDON, CRESTON, EARLHAM, FONTANELLE, GREENFIELD, HUMESTON, INDIANOLA, LAMONI, LENOX, LEON, MOUNT AYR, NEW MARKET, NORWALK, OSCEOLA, SEYMOUR, STUART, AND WINTERSET. * PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE... A FEW TORNADOES LIKELY WITH A COUPLE INTENSE TORNADOES POSSIBLE. SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER LIKELY. SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH LIKELY. PROBABILITY TABLE: PROB OF 2 OR MORE TORNADOES : 60% PROB OF 1 OR MORE STRONG /EF2-EF5/ TORNADOES : 40% PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE WIND EVENTS : 60% PROB OF 1 OR MORE WIND EVENTS >= 75 MPH : 10% PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE HAIL EVENTS : 60% PROB OF 1 OR MORE HAIL EVENTS >= 2 INCHES : 60% PROB OF 6 OR MORE COMBINED SEVERE HAIL/WIND EVENTS : >95% MEAN STORM MOTION /MPH/ : E 15 |