Tornado Warning — Warned Area, NE — May 18, 2026
NWS OAX · ETN 29 · National Weather Service warning
Event Summary
The National Weather Service office OAX issued a tornado warning at 21:25 UTC on May 18, 2026. The warning was in effect for 39 minutes, ending at May 18, 2026 22:04 UTC. At the last radar check, the storm was located near 39.97, -96.36, moving northeast at about 25 mph.
Timeline
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Counties Affected
Storm Reports
| Time | Location | County / State | EF | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 SW Pawnee City | Pawnee, NE | UNK | Report of multi-vortex tornado east of Hwy 99 and Hwy 8. (OAX) | |
| 8 SW Salem | Richardson, NE | UNK | At approximately 4:55 PM... a tornado developed near the Nebraska/Kansas border just west of 639 Boulevard... damaging some trees. It continued northeast... crossing 63 (OAX) | |
| 5 S Dawson | Richardson, NE | UNK | Photo of a cone tornado ongoing south of Dawson. (OAX) | |
| 1 NE Salem | Richardson, NE | UNK | A tornado developed at approximately 5:07 PM near the intersection of 646 Avenue and 708 Road... about 1 mile northeast of Salem. Intermittent damage to trees and farm (OAX) | |
| 5 NW Frankfort | Marshall, KS | UNK | Damage reported by EM of grain bins and trees. (TOP) | |
| 5 NNW Frankfort | Marshall, KS | UNK | Storm chaser saw the tornado pass in front of them. They are seeing damage of grain bins in fields... power lines down and tree damage. (TOP) |
Preliminary local storm reports (SPC) within the warned area window — subject to revision after NWS surveys.