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Tornado Warning — Warned Area, NE — May 17, 2026

NWS GID · ETN 6 · National Weather Service warning
Radar-indicated position & projected track

Event Summary

The National Weather Service office GID issued a tornado warning at 23:41 UTC on May 17, 2026. The warning was in effect for 37 minutes, ending at May 18, 2026 00:18 UTC. At the last radar check, the storm was located near 40.13, -97.63, moving east-northeast at about 24 mph.

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Counties Affected

Storm Reports

TimeLocationCounty / StateEFRemarks
2 SSW Hebron Thayer, NE UNK Family member of NWS employee. (GID)
1 ESE Hebron Thayer, NE UNK End point and time per official survey. (GID)

Preliminary local storm reports (SPC) within the warned area window — subject to revision after NWS surveys.

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