Tornado Warning — Warned Area, NE — May 18, 2026
NWS OAX · ETN 17 · National Weather Service warning
Event Summary
The National Weather Service office OAX issued a tornado warning at 00:47 UTC on May 18, 2026. The warning was in effect for 43 minutes, ending at May 18, 2026 01:30 UTC. At the last radar check, the storm was located near 41.03, -96.45, moving northeast at about 47 mph.
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Counties Affected
Towns in the Path
Storm Reports
| Time | Location | County / State | EF | Remarks |
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| 2 NNE Ashland | Saunders, NE | UNK | A tornado developed in an open field... snapping and throwing several large branches in a field. It then progressed east northeast to the Sandy Pointe lake area where i (OAX) | |
| 2 SSW Plattsmouth | Cass, NE | UNK | An EF-1 tornado formed on the southwest side of Plattsmouth east of Highway 75. The tornado moved northeast and snapped several pine trees on the top of a small incline (OAX) | |
| 2 S Plattsmouth | Cass, NE | UNK | Report of damage to homes south of Plattsmouth from possible tornado. Additional chaser photo of possible tornado in the same area. Time is estimated. (OAX) |
Preliminary local storm reports (SPC) within the warned area window — subject to revision after NWS surveys.