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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Hastings, NE
NWS Hastings, NE issued this tornado warning at Aug 17, 2026, 9:07 PM CDT for Greeley County, Valley County, Nebraska. It was in force for 19 min. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 17, 2026, 9:07 PM CDT (02:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 17, 2026, 9:26 PM CDT
- In force
- 19 min
- Issued by
- NWS Hastings, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 2.0 in
Counties Greeley County, NE, Valley County, NE
The radar
The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 140 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 9:12 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Ord, NE | |
| Aug 17, 9:12 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Ord, NE | |
| Aug 17, 9:12 PM CDT | HAIL 2 | Ord, NE | Report of 2 inch hail from Facebook. Time estimated from storm reports in area. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 8:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 2.1 hours before the alert went out and 162 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 2080 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2076 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -13 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 116 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.9
The text
As transmitted.
928
WFUS53 KGID 180207
TORGID
NEC077-175-180245-
/O.NEW.KGID.TO.W.0013.260818T0207Z-260818T0245Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Hastings NE
907 PM CDT Mon Aug 17 2026
The National Weather Service in Hastings has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southwestern Greeley County in central Nebraska...
Eastern Valley County in central Nebraska...
* Until 945 PM CDT.
* At 907 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Ord, moving southeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and hail up to two inches in diameter.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* This dangerous storm will be near...
Ord around 910 PM CDT.
Other locations in the path of this tornadic thunderstorm include
North Loup.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4149 9851 4139 9891 4166 9902 4174 9879
TIME...MOT...LOC 0207Z 328DEG 15KT 4161 9891
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.00 IN
$$
ADP2 follow-up statements
264
WWUS53 KGID 180216
SVSGID
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Hastings NE
916 PM CDT Mon Aug 17 2026
NEC077-175-180245-
/O.CON.KGID.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-260818T0245Z/
Greeley NE-Valley NE-
916 PM CDT Mon Aug 17 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN GREELEY AND EASTERN VALLEY COUNTIES...
At 916 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Ord, moving southeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and two inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
North Loup around 920 PM CDT.
Scotia around 940 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4149 9851 4139 9891 4161 9898 4172 9877
TIME...MOT...LOC 0216Z 324DEG 14KT 4156 9885
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.00 IN
$$
ADP876 WWUS53 KGID 180226 SVSGID Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Hastings NE 926 PM CDT Mon Aug 17 2026 NEC077-175-180235- /O.CAN.KGID.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-260818T0245Z/ Greeley NE-Valley NE- 926 PM CDT Mon Aug 17 2026 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN GREELEY AND EASTERN VALLEY COUNTIES IS CANCELLED... The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been cancelled. However, large hail and damaging winds remain likely and a Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for central Nebraska. Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for portions of Greeley County...Valley County...Sherman County...Howard County...until 1015 PM CDT. && LAT...LON 4149 9851 4139 9891 4161 9898 4172 9877 TIME...MOT...LOC 0224Z 328DEG 15KT 4153 9882 $$ ADP
The office that day
Everything else NWS Hastings, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 7:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Greeley, Valley | 38 min |
| Aug 17, 8:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Greeley, Valley | 51 min |
| Aug 17, 8:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Greeley, Valley | 28 min |
| Aug 17, 9:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Dawson | 50 min |
| Aug 17, 9:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Greeley, Howard, Sherman, Valley | 51 min |
| Aug 17, 9:27 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GID | Valley | 81 min |
| Aug 17, 10:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Howard | 34 min |
| Aug 17, 10:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Greeley, Nance | 30 min |
| Aug 17, 10:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Greeley | 16 min |
| Aug 17, 11:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Greeley, Valley | 52 min |
| Aug 18, 12:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Greeley, Howard, Sherman, Valley | 52 min |
| Aug 18, 12:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Buffalo, Hall, Hamilton, Howard, Merrick, Nance and 1 more | 43 min |
| Aug 18, 1:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Adams, Clay, Fillmore, Hall, Hamilton, Merrick and 1 more | 39 min |
| Aug 18, 1:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Polk, York | 35 min |
| Aug 18, 1:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Fillmore, York | 30 min |
| Aug 18, 2:55 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | York | 50 min |
| Aug 18, 4:15 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GID | Greeley, Valley | 4 hr |
| Aug 18, 5:19 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GID | Howard, Merrick, Nance | 3 hr |
| Aug 18, 7:12 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | GID | Greeley, Howard, Nance, Valley | 10 hr |
| Aug 18, 5:06 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | GID | Greeley, Valley | 16 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.