Nebraska Faces Strong Tornadoes and 75 mph Winds as Monday Brings Softball-Sized Hail Risk
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Updated · KOLN · May 16
Nebraska Faces Strong Tornadoes and 75 mph Winds as Monday Brings Softball-Sized Hail Risk
5 articles · Updated · KOLN · May 16
Monday carries Nebraska’s highest severe-weather threat, with widely scattered strong to intense tornadoes possible alongside 75 mph wind gusts and hail as large as baseballs to softballs.
Sunday’s risk builds first, as forecasters rate the potential for strong tornadoes high to very high across parts of central and northern Nebraska, especially the northeast, from late afternoon into overnight.
Two storm rounds are expected Saturday into early Sunday, with severe thunderstorm watches covering much of western Nebraska until 11 p.m. CDT and central and eastern Nebraska plus northern Kansas until 1 a.m. Sunday.
Lincoln sits in a corridor where the Storm Prediction Center expects scattered to numerous severe storms through early next week, keeping all major hazards—tornadoes, destructive winds and large hail—in play.
As severe weather alerts increase, how can officials ensure crucial warnings are not ignored by the public?
As storm costs rise, what simple home upgrades can withstand intense tornadoes and softball-sized hail?
What future technology could predict a tornado's exact path minutes before it forms?