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Nebraska storm reports for May 18, 2026

NOAA recorded 27 hail reports, 10 wind reports and 11 tornado reports in Nebraska on May 18, 2026.

in Nebraska
48
Storm reports
2 NNW Pickrell, Gage County, NE
1.75 in
Largest hail
5 SSW Johnson, Nemaha County, NE
90 mph
Highest gust
11
Tornado reports
Sources: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center reports; radar hail estimates from NOAA MRMS; gust estimates from NOAA URMA; damage surveys from the NWS Damage Assessment Toolkit

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
  • Surveyed wind damage

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, preliminary storm reports. NOAA revises recent reports for several weeks. Report day: 12:00 UTC on May 18, 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

Hail27, most at 5 PM

Wind10, most at 4 PM

Tornado11, most at 4 PM

Reports per hour, Central time. Each row has its own scale.

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
2:46 PMNot rated5 S Diller, Jefferson County, NENot surveyed
2:48 PMNot rated2 S Diller, Jefferson County, NENot surveyed
2:58 PMNot rated3 NW Odell, Gage County, NENot surveyed
4:05 PMNot rated4 NNE Elk Creek, Johnson County, NENot surveyed
4:20 PMNot rated3 W Auburn, Nemaha County, NENot surveyed
4:27 PMNot rated3 S Julian, Nemaha County, NENot surveyed
4:45 PMNot rated6 SW Pawnee City, Pawnee County, NENot surveyed
4:55 PMNot rated8 SW Salem, Richardson County, NENot surveyed
5:00 PMNot rated5 S Dawson, Richardson County, NENot surveyed
5:07 PMNot rated1 NE Salem, Richardson County, NENot surveyed
5:15 PMNot rated4 SSW Barada, Richardson County, NENot surveyed

Cities with reports nearby

Reports within 15 miles of the center of each city we track.

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Omaha, NE1.0 inNone0

Reports are what observers recorded near a location, not a complete record of every storm. They don’t describe conditions at any building.