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I don't know what's going on. There isn't even a debris signature on it.Tornado Emergency issued for Pawnee City, Nebraska!
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I don't know what's going on. There isn't even a debris signature on it.Tornado Emergency issued for Pawnee City, Nebraska!
Another premature issuance here. I know we are a long ways from radar and the velocity suggests that a high-end tornado may be about to occur, but CC hasn’t dropped yet on any radar site that I can find. I don’t get the issuance when you don’t have substantial evidence of an intense to violent tornado is occuring on radar and/or have a credible chaser with video evidence showing one if we consider the radar hole this is in.Tornado Emergency issued for Pawnee City, Nebraska!
Watch technically has 3-4 hours left. Plenty can happen within that time frame.Still nothing really that impressive... I don't think today is going to come close to the ceiling
Parallel shear vectors to the front's orientation. Basically nothing can save that unless prefrontals develop far enough ahead of it, or something remains basically isolated.Watch technically has 3-4 hours left. Plenty can happen within that time frame.
It's still early
Defintely strong rotation on this cell once again.Another nudger interaction, maybe this one will do it despite the weak LLJ.
The forcing aloft thanks to the jet streak being so far back is definitely helping these storms from going upscale too fast.
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But the highest risk was only going to be 6-9 if things remained discrete, which seems highly, highly unlikely now.It's not even 5 pm yet. The highest risk was always going to be between 6 and 9 pm. I understand a level of skepticism but can we please not call a FCAD until after the event is over?
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley Nebraska
503 PM CDT Mon May 18 2026
NEC147-182245-
/O.CON.KOAX.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-260518T2245Z/
Richardson NE-
503 PM CDT Mon May 18 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT FOR WESTERN
RICHARDSON COUNTY...
At 502 PM CDT, a confirmed large and extremely dangerous tornado was
located over Salem, or 8 miles west of Falls City, moving northeast
at 40 mph. A second area of rotation capable of producing a tornado
was located 2 miles west of Humboldt, moving east at 40 mph.
This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!
HAZARD...Damaging tornado.
SOURCE...Weather spotters confirmed a tornado 2 miles southeast of
Salem.