Nebraska storm reports for May 17, 2026
NOAA recorded 45 hail reports, 65 wind reports and 14 tornado reports in Nebraska on May 17, 2026.
- in Nebraska
- 124
- Storm reports
- 1 W Palmer, Merrick County, NE
- 3.5 in
- Largest hail
- 2 SE Spencer, Boyd County, NE
- 77 mph
- Highest gust
- 14
- Tornado reports
Hail, inches
- 0.75
- 1
- 1.5
- 2
- 2.5
- 3+
Dots: reports. Shading: radar estimate.
- Wind report
- Estimated gusts, 50 to 90 mph
- Tornado and its path
- Surveyed tornado path
Hail, inches
- 0.75
- 1
- 1.5
- 2
- 2.5
- 3+
Dots: reports. Shading: radar estimate.
- Wind report
- Estimated gusts, 50 to 90 mph
- Tornado and its path
- Surveyed tornado path
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, preliminary storm reports. NOAA revises recent reports for several weeks. Report day: 12:00 UTC on May 17, 2026 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.
Select a dot or a path for the report. NWS survey teams walked the shaded paths after the storm; each is drawn at the widest width they found, so it can look wider than the damage at any one spot. Gust lines are estimates: the highest gust of the day in NOAA's hourly 2.5 km wind analysis (URMA), which fills in between weather stations. They aren't measurements at any building.
Reports by hour
Hail45, most at 4 PM
Wind65, most at 7 PM
Tornado14, most at 5 PM
Every report
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.
| Time | Rating | Where | Path |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4:51 PM | Not rated | 4 NNE Cairo, Hall County, NE | Not surveyed |
| 5:04 PM | Not rated | 2 W Saint Libory, Howard County, NE | Not surveyed |
| 5:09 PM | Not rated | 4N Saint Libory, Howard County, NE | Not surveyed |
| 5:10 PM | Not rated | 4 N Saint Libory, Howard County, NE | Not surveyed |
| 5:12 PM | Not rated | 7 N Saint Libory, Howard County, NE | Not surveyed |
| 5:24 PM | Not rated | 3 NW Archer, Merrick County, NE | Not surveyed |
| 6:43 PM | Not rated | 2 SSW Hebron, Thayer County, NE | Not surveyed |
| 6:53 PM | Not rated | 1 ESE Hebron, Thayer County, NE | Not surveyed |
| 6:53 PM | Not rated | 2 N Ashland, Saunders County, NE | Not surveyed |
| 7:19 PM | Not rated | 1 S Winnebago, Thurston County, NE | Not surveyed |
| 7:55 PM | Not rated | 2 NNE Ashland, Saunders County, NE | Not surveyed |
| 8:00 PM | Not rated | 2 NNW Gretna, Saunders County, NE | Not surveyed |
| 8:45 PM | Not rated | 2 SSW Plattsmouth, Cass County, NE | Not surveyed |
| 8:46 PM | Not rated | 2 S Plattsmouth, Cass County, NE | Not surveyed |
| Time | Size | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 4:14 PM | 1.0 in | 3 SE Ravenna, Buffalo County, NE |
| 4:30 PM | 2.5 in | Ashton, Sherman County, NE |
| 4:34 PM | 1.75 in | Boelus, Howard County, NE |
| 4:35 PM | 1.75 in | 3.5 WSW Ashton, Sherman County, NE |
| 4:43 PM | 3.0 in | Ashton, Sherman County, NE |
| 4:44 PM | 1.75 in | Dannebrog, Howard County, NE |
| 4:45 PM | 2.75 in | 5 N Cairo, Howard County, NE |
| 4:50 PM | 2.0 in | 3 ENE Ashton, Howard County, NE |
| 4:51 PM | 2.5 in | Ashton, Sherman County, NE |
| 4:52 PM | 1.75 in | 4 S Dannebrog, Howard County, NE |
| 4:54 PM | 2.75 in | Elba, Howard County, NE |
| 4:56 PM | 1.0 in | 1 N Elba, Howard County, NE |
Show all 45 hail reportsShow fewer
| Time | Size | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 4:58 PM | 2.75 in | Dannebrog, Howard County, NE |
| 4:58 PM | 3.0 in | 1 NE Dannebrog, Howard County, NE |
| 5:04 PM | 2.75 in | Dannebrog, Howard County, NE |
| 5:11 PM | 2.75 in | Dannebrog, Howard County, NE |
| 5:14 PM | 1.5 in | Saint Paul, Howard County, NE |
| 5:15 PM | 2.5 in | 5 ESE Saint Paul, Howard County, NE |
| 5:25 PM | 3.5 in | 1 W Palmer, Merrick County, NE |
| 5:27 PM | 1.75 in | 5 N Guide Rock, Webster County, NE |
| 5:27 PM | 3.0 in | 1 NE Dannebrog, Howard County, NE |
| 5:36 PM | 1.75 in | 2 W Superior, Nuckolls County, NE |
| 5:40 PM | 1.75 in | 1 N Superior, Nuckolls County, NE |
| 5:43 PM | 1.5 in | 3 SSE Deweese, Nuckolls County, NE |
| 5:43 PM | 1.5 in | 1 S Deweese, Nuckolls County, NE |
| 6:00 PM | 1.75 in | Fullerton, Nance County, NE |
| 6:06 PM | 1.5 in | 3 SW Henderson, Hamilton County, NE |
| 6:10 PM | 1.0 in | Byron, Thayer County, NE |
| 6:15 PM | 1.5 in | 1 NE Central City, Merrick County, NE |
| 6:19 PM | 1.0 in | Central City, Merrick County, NE |
| 6:30 PM | 2.0 in | Deshler, Thayer County, NE |
| 6:30 PM | 2.25 in | 3 WNW Deshler, Thayer County, NE |
| 6:33 PM | 1.0 in | Clarks, Merrick County, NE |
| 6:34 PM | 2.5 in | Deshler, Thayer County, NE |
| 6:36 PM | 1.0 in | 3 SSW Creston, Platte County, NE |
| 6:36 PM | 1.0 in | Clarkson, Colfax County, NE |
| 6:50 PM | 1.0 in | Clarkson, Colfax County, NE |
| 6:57 PM | 1.0 in | Wisner, Cuming County, NE |
| 6:59 PM | 1.75 in | 2 SW Wisner, Cuming County, NE |
| 7:02 PM | 1.0 in | 6 SSE Davenport, Thayer County, NE |
| 7:16 PM | 1.0 in | Pender, Thurston County, NE |
| 7:20 PM | 1.5 in | 2 S Bruning, Thayer County, NE |
| 7:28 PM | 1.25 in | Bruning, Thayer County, NE |
| 8:01 PM | 1.0 in | 1 NW Elkhorn, Douglas County, NE |
| 9:04 PM | 1.0 in | Avoca, Cass County, NE |
| Time | Gust | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 1:00 PM | 60 mph | 11 ESE Sparks, Keya Paha County, NE |
| 1:00 PM | 60 mph | 5 E Norden, Keya Paha County, NE |
| 1:19 PM | 60 mph | 2 N Burton, Keya Paha County, NE |
| 1:45 PM | 60 mph | 2 ESE Naper, Boyd County, NE |
| 2:08 PM | 64 mph | 3 SW Spencer, Boyd County, NE |
| 2:15 PM | 77 mph | 2 SE Spencer, Boyd County, NE |
| 2:15 PM | 67 mph | Spencer, Boyd County, NE |
| 5:17 PM | 64 mph | 3 SSE Fairmont, Fillmore County, NE |
| 5:18 PM | 63 mph | 5 W Palmer, Howard County, NE |
| 5:30 PM | 60 mph | 3 WSW Oak, Nuckolls County, NE |
| 5:32 PM | 61 mph | 5 N Palmer, Nance County, NE |
| 5:35 PM | 60 mph | 3 NNW Oak, Nuckolls County, NE |
Show all 65 wind reportsShow fewer
| Time | Gust | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 5:39 PM | 61 mph | 5 N Palmer, Nance County, NE |
| 5:47 PM | 60 mph | Clay Center, Clay County, NE |
| 5:52 PM | 59 mph | 9 WNW Genoa, Nance County, NE |
| 6:00 PM | 74 mph | 2 W Central City, Merrick County, NE |
| 6:01 PM | 59 mph | 3 N Genoa, Nance County, NE |
| 6:05 PM | 64 mph | 6 NNE Newman Grove, Madison County, NE |
| 6:08 PM | 58 mph | 4 S Geneva, Fillmore County, NE |
| 6:08 PM | Not measured | Fullerton, Nance County, NE |
| 6:12 PM | Not measured | Genoa, Nance County, NE |
| 6:14 PM | 64 mph | 5 S Monroe, Platte County, NE |
| 6:15 PM | 58 mph | 3 ENE Geneva, Fillmore County, NE |
| 6:20 PM | 71 mph | 2 NE Platte Center, Platte County, NE |
| 6:25 PM | 59 mph | 9 WNW Genoa, Nance County, NE |
| 6:29 PM | 64 mph | 8 SSE Creston, Platte County, NE |
| 6:33 PM | 67 mph | 2 WSW Bruning, Thayer County, NE |
| 6:35 PM | Not measured | Friend, Saline County, NE |
| 6:37 PM | 60 mph | 3 WSW Leigh, Platte County, NE |
| 7:07 PM | 58 mph | 4 NNW Ohiowa, Fillmore County, NE |
| 7:09 PM | Not measured | Bancroft, Cuming County, NE |
| 7:10 PM | Not measured | 3 S Bruning, Thayer County, NE |
| 7:14 PM | 58 mph | 6 E Rogers, Dodge County, NE |
| 7:15 PM | 64 mph | 3 NNE Snyder, Cuming County, NE |
| 7:16 PM | 65 mph | Pender, Thurston County, NE |
| 7:20 PM | Not measured | Fairbury, Jefferson County, NE |
| 7:21 PM | 60 mph | 3 E Strang, Fillmore County, NE |
| 7:21 PM | Not measured | 1 S Winnebago, Thurston County, NE |
| 7:26 PM | 60 mph | Strang, Fillmore County, NE |
| 7:27 PM | 64 mph | 3 ESE Malcolm, Lancaster County, NE |
| 7:28 PM | 58 mph | 3 WNW Macy, Thurston County, NE |
| 7:30 PM | 58 mph | 2 ESE Walthill, Thurston County, NE |
| 7:31 PM | 60 mph | Lincoln, Lancaster County, NE |
| 7:40 PM | 60 mph | 2 E Plymouth, Jefferson County, NE |
| 7:44 PM | 66 mph | 4 NW Greenwood, Lancaster County, NE |
| 7:44 PM | 64 mph | 1 WNW Fremont, Dodge County, NE |
| 7:48 PM | 68 mph | 5 WNW Lincoln, Lancaster County, NE |
| 7:50 PM | 67 mph | 3 N Greenwood, Cass County, NE |
| 7:54 PM | 68 mph | 5 WNW Lincoln, Lancaster County, NE |
| 7:55 PM | Not measured | 1 S Crete, Saline County, NE |
| 8:10 PM | Not measured | 5 E Bennington, Douglas County, NE |
| 8:14 PM | Not measured | Lincoln, Lancaster County, NE |
| 8:15 PM | 58 mph | 3 SE Firth, Gage County, NE |
| 8:15 PM | 70 mph | 4 NW Waverly, Lancaster County, NE |
| 8:21 PM | Not measured | 3 E La Vista, Sarpy County, NE |
| 8:21 PM | Not measured | 2 ESE Omaha, Douglas County, NE |
| 8:26 PM | 59 mph | 4 WSW Murdock, Cass County, NE |
| 8:27 PM | 63 mph | 7 ENE Omaha, Douglas County, NE |
| 8:37 PM | 70 mph | La Vista, Sarpy County, NE |
| 8:42 PM | 60 mph | 2 SW Papillion, Sarpy County, NE |
| 8:44 PM | 60 mph | Odell, Gage County, NE |
| 9:30 PM | 63 mph | 1 ESE Barneston, Gage County, NE |
| 9:37 PM | 71 mph | 4 N Burchard, Pawnee County, NE |
| 9:42 PM | 60 mph | 4 NNW Pawnee City, Pawnee County, NE |
| 9:55 PM | 59 mph | 2 WNW Humboldt, Richardson County, NE |
Cities with reports nearby
Reports within 15 miles of the center of each city we track.
| City | Largest hail | Highest gust | Tornado reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omaha, NE | 1.0 in | 70 mph | 0 |
| Lincoln, NE | None | 70 mph | 0 |
Reports are what observers recorded near a location, not a complete record of every storm. They don’t describe conditions at any building.