Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 18 at 1:31AM CDT until August 18 at 2:15AM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NE

SVROAX The National Weather Service in Omaha has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Seward County in southeastern Nebraska... Southern Butler County in east central Nebraska... * Until 215 AM CDT. * At 131 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 2 miles southwest of Rising City to 2 miles north of Waco, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...A personal weather station measured a 68 MPH wind gust near Benedict. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. * Severe thunderstorms will be near... Utica, Ulysses, and Surprise around 135 AM CDT. Staplehurst around 140 AM CDT. Seward, Dwight, Bee, and Goehner around 145 AM CDT. Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include Milford, Garland and Pleasant Dale. This includes Interstate 80 in Nebraska between mile markers 366 and 388.

What to do: For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

Issued by NWS Omaha/Valley NE; in effect until Tue, 18 Aug 2026 07:15:00 GMT.

Source: National Weather Service (NOAA). Factual summary of a public release; not financial advice.

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