NWUS53 KGID 182039 LSRGID Preliminary Local Storm Report...Summary National Weather Service Hastings NE 339 PM CDT Mon May 18 2026 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0414 PM Hail 3 SE Ravenna 41.00N 98.87W 05/17/2026 E1.00 Inch Buffalo NE Emergency Mngr 0430 PM Hail Ashton 41.25N 98.79W 05/17/2026 E2.50 Inch Sherman NE Public 0434 PM Hail Boelus 41.07N 98.72W 05/17/2026 E1.75 Inch Howard NE 911 Call Center 0435 PM Hail 3.5 WSW Ashton 41.23N 98.86W 05/17/2026 M1.75 Inch Sherman NE Public 0443 PM Hail Ashton 41.25N 98.79W 05/17/2026 E3.00 Inch Sherman NE Emergency Mngr 0444 PM Hail Dannebrog 41.12N 98.55W 05/17/2026 E1.75 Inch Howard NE 911 Call Center 0445 PM Hail 5 N Cairo 41.07N 98.61W 05/17/2026 M2.75 Inch Howard NE Public Delayed report of baseball size hail near Centura Public School. Photo received via Facebook. 0450 PM Hail 3 ENE Ashton 41.26N 98.74W 05/17/2026 M2.00 Inch Howard NE Public 0451 PM Hail Ashton 41.25N 98.79W 05/17/2026 E2.50 Inch Sherman NE Emergency Mngr Danny near Ashton. 0451 PM Tornado 4 NNE Cairo 41.05N 98.57W 05/17/2026 Hall NE Trained Spotter 0452 PM Hail 4 S Dannebrog 41.06N 98.57W 05/17/2026 M1.75 Inch Howard NE Public Report from mPING: Golf Ball (1.75 in.). 0454 PM Hail Elba 41.29N 98.57W 05/17/2026 M2.75 Inch Howard NE 911 Call Center 0456 PM Hail 1 N Elba 41.30N 98.57W 05/17/2026 E1.00 Inch Howard NE 911 Call Center 0458 PM Hail 1 NE Dannebrog 41.13N 98.53W 05/17/2026 M3.00 Inch Howard NE Public Corrects previous hail report from 1 NE Dannebrog. 0458 PM Hail Dannebrog 41.12N 98.55W 05/17/2026 E2.75 Inch Howard NE Amateur Radio Corrects previous hail report from Dannebrog. 0458 PM Hail Esbon 39.82N 98.43W 05/17/2026 M1.00 Inch Jewell KS Public 0504 PM Hail Dannebrog 41.12N 98.55W 05/17/2026 E2.75 Inch Howard NE 911 Call Center 0504 PM Tornado 2 W Saint Libory 41.08N 98.38W 05/17/2026 Howard NE Broadcast Media 0509 PM Tornado 4N Saint Libory 41.06N 98.36W 05/17/2026 Howard NE Public 0510 PM Tornado 4 N Saint Libory 41.13N 98.36W 05/17/2026 Howard NE Emergency Mngr Damage to structures reported. 0512 PM Tornado 7 N Saint Libory 41.17N 98.33W 05/17/2026 Howard NE Public 0514 PM Hail Saint Paul 41.21N 98.46W 05/17/2026 M1.50 Inch Howard NE Public 0515 PM Hail 5 ESE Saint Paul 41.19N 98.36W 05/17/2026 M2.50 Inch Howard NE NWS Employee 0517 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 3 SSE Fairmont 40.59N 97.57W 05/17/2026 E64 MPH Fillmore NE Mesonet 0518 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 5 W Palmer 41.24N 98.31W 05/17/2026 M63 MPH Howard NE Mesonet 0525 PM Hail 1 W Palmer 41.22N 98.25W 05/17/2026 M3.50 Inch Merrick NE Emergency Mngr 0527 PM Hail 5 N Guide Rock 40.09N 98.33W 05/17/2026 E1.75 Inch Webster NE Public 0530 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 3 WSW Oak 40.22N 97.95W 05/17/2026 M60 MPH Nuckolls NE Mesonet 0532 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 5 N Palmer 41.30N 98.20W 05/17/2026 M61 MPH Nance NE Mesonet Corrects previous tstm wnd gst report from 5 N Palmer. 0535 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 3 NNW Oak 40.28N 97.92W 05/17/2026 E60 MPH Nuckolls NE Mesonet 0536 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 5 W Davenport 40.31N 97.90W 05/17/2026 E56 MPH Nuckolls NE Mesonet 0536 PM Hail 2 W Superior 40.02N 98.12W 05/17/2026 E1.75 Inch Nuckolls NE Public 0540 PM Hail 1 N Superior 40.04N 98.07W 05/17/2026 E1.75 Inch Nuckolls NE Public 0543 PM Hail 3 SSE Deweese 40.31N 98.12W 05/17/2026 E1.50 Inch Nuckolls NE Emergency Mngr 0543 PM Hail 1 S Deweese 40.34N 98.14W 05/17/2026 E1.50 Inch Nuckolls NE Emergency Mngr 0543 PM Hail Harvard 40.62N 98.10W 05/17/2026 M0.75 Inch Clay NE Public Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.). 0545 PM Hail 3 NNE Fairfield 40.47N 98.08W 05/17/2026 E0.50 Inch Clay NE Emergency Mngr 0545 PM Hail 5 ENE Fairfield 40.46N 98.02W 05/17/2026 E0.70 Inch Clay NE Emergency Mngr 0547 PM Tstm Wnd Gst Clay Center 40.52N 98.05W 05/17/2026 M60 MPH Clay NE Public Pea to dime sized hail, 50-60 mph winds. 0549 PM Tstm Wnd Gst Glen Elder 39.50N 98.31W 05/17/2026 M53 MPH Mitchell KS Mesonet 0549 PM Tstm Wnd Gst Glen Elder 39.51N 98.31W 05/17/2026 E53 MPH Mitchell KS Mesonet 0550 PM Hail 2 NNW Hunter 39.26N 98.41W 05/17/2026 E1.75 Inch Mitchell KS Public 0552 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 9 WNW Genoa 41.49N 97.89W 05/17/2026 E59 MPH Nance NE Mesonet 0555 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 7 E Tipton 39.35N 98.34W 05/17/2026 M55 MPH Mitchell KS Mesonet 0555 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 7 E Tipton 39.35N 98.34W 05/17/2026 M55 MPH Mitchell KS Mesonet 0600 PM Hail Fullerton 41.36N 97.98W 05/17/2026 E1.75 Inch Nance NE Public 0600 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 2 W Central City 41.11N 98.05W 05/17/2026 M74 MPH Merrick NE Mesonet 0601 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 3 N Genoa 41.49N 97.73W 05/17/2026 M59 MPH Nance NE Mesonet 0601 PM Hail 2 NW Archer 41.19N 98.15W 05/17/2026 E0.75 Inch Merrick NE Public Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.). 0602 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 9 WNW Genoa 41.49N 97.89W 05/17/2026 E50 MPH Nance NE Mesonet 0606 PM Hail 3 SW Henderson 40.75N 97.85W 05/17/2026 M1.50 Inch Hamilton NE Public 0607 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 4 NNW Strang 40.47N 97.63W 05/17/2026 M57 MPH Fillmore NE Mesonet 0608 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Fullerton 41.36N 97.98W 05/17/2026 Nance NE Emergency Mngr Powerlines down. 0608 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 4 S Geneva 40.47N 97.60W 05/17/2026 E58 MPH Fillmore NE Mesonet 0608 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 1 NNW Strang 40.42N 97.59W 05/17/2026 M50 MPH Fillmore NE Mesonet 0610 PM Hail Byron 40.01N 97.77W 05/17/2026 M1.00 Inch Thayer NE Emergency Mngr 0610 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 3 SSE Geneva 40.48N 97.58W 05/17/2026 M52 MPH Fillmore NE Mesonet 0612 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Genoa 41.45N 97.73W 05/17/2026 Nance NE Emergency Mngr Reports of downed power lines. 0615 PM Hail 1 NE Central City 41.13N 97.98W 05/17/2026 E1.50 Inch Merrick NE Public Report from mPING: Ping Pong Ball (1.50 in.). 0615 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 5 SW Silver Creek 41.29N 97.74W 05/17/2026 M53 MPH Merrick NE Mesonet 0615 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 3 ENE Geneva 40.55N 97.56W 05/17/2026 M58 MPH Fillmore NE Mesonet 0619 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 3 ESE Ruskin 40.13N 97.80W 05/17/2026 E50 MPH Thayer NE Mesonet 0619 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 4 ENE Ruskin 40.17N 97.80W 05/17/2026 E50 MPH Thayer NE Mesonet 0619 PM Hail Central City 41.12N 98.00W 05/17/2026 E1.00 Inch Merrick NE Public 0625 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 9 WNW Genoa 41.49N 97.89W 05/17/2026 M59 MPH Nance NE Mesonet 0630 PM Hail Deshler 40.14N 97.72W 05/17/2026 M2.00 Inch Thayer NE Public Image sent in of 2 hail. 0630 PM Hail 3 WNW Deshler 40.15N 97.78W 05/17/2026 E2.25 Inch Thayer NE Public Facebook photo of estimated hail larger than 2 inches. 0630 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 4 NW Deshler 40.18N 97.78W 05/17/2026 M55 MPH Thayer NE Mesonet 0630 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 4 NW Deshler 40.18N 97.78W 05/17/2026 M55 MPH Thayer NE Mesonet 0633 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 2 WSW Bruning 40.33N 97.59W 05/17/2026 M67 MPH Thayer NE Mesonet 0633 PM Hail Clarks 41.22N 97.84W 05/17/2026 E1.00 Inch Merrick NE Emergency Mngr 0634 PM Hail Deshler 40.14N 97.73W 05/17/2026 E2.50 Inch Thayer NE Emergency Mngr 0634 PM Hail 5 NW Stromsburg 41.18N 97.66W 05/17/2026 E0.75 Inch Polk NE Public Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.). 0635 PM Hail 1 WNW Beloit 39.47N 98.13W 05/17/2026 E1.00 Inch Mitchell KS Public 0643 PM Tornado 2 SSW Hebron 40.14N 97.60W 05/17/2026 Thayer NE Public Family member of NWS employee. 0644 PM Hail 1 S Silver Creek 41.31N 97.67W 05/17/2026 E0.50 Inch Merrick NE Public Report from mPING: Half-inch (0.50 in.). 0649 PM Tstm Wnd Gst York 40.87N 97.59W 05/17/2026 M50 MPH York NE Mesonet 0702 PM Hail 6 SSE Davenport 40.24N 97.77W 05/17/2026 M1.00 Inch Thayer NE Public Had many reports of 3/4 inch mixed in with the inch hail. 0707 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 4 NNW Ohiowa 40.46N 97.48W 05/17/2026 M58 MPH Fillmore NE Mesonet 0710 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 3 S Bruning 40.30N 97.56W 05/17/2026 Thayer NE Public Report on social media of a tree knocked over tree. 0720 PM Hail 2 S Bruning 40.30N 97.56W 05/17/2026 M1.50 Inch Thayer NE Public Image sent in over social media. 0721 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 3 E Strang 40.41N 97.54W 05/17/2026 M60 MPH Fillmore NE Mesonet 0723 PM Hail 1 W Bruning 40.34N 97.58W 05/17/2026 E0.50 Inch Thayer NE Public Report from mPING: Half-inch (0.50 in.). 0726 PM Tstm Wnd Gst Strang 40.41N 97.59W 05/17/2026 E60 MPH Fillmore NE Public 0728 PM Hail Bruning 40.34N 97.57W 05/17/2026 E1.25 Inch Thayer NE Public Estimating half dollar. && $$ ADP