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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 355, NWS Omaha, NE

August 16, 20264 counties in Nebraska

NWS Omaha, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 16, 2026, 4:23 AM CDT for 4 counties in Nebraska. It was in force for 40 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 16, 2026, 4:23 AM CDT (09:23 UTC)
Expired
Aug 16, 2026, 5:03 AM CDT
In force
40 min
Issued by
NWS Omaha, NE
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Gage County, NE, Jefferson County, NE, Lancaster County, NE, Saline County, NE

The radar

The Omaha radar (KOAX), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Omaha, NE issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 16, 5:02 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOAXGage, Jefferson3 hr
Aug 16, 5:50 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOAXGage, Johnson, Nemaha, Pawnee, Richardson116 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Nebraska, 2026Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2026

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.