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Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued June 18 at 1:52PM CDT until June 18 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NETHE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH434 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREASIN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 7 COUNTIESIN SOUTHWEST IOWAFREMONT HARRISON MILLSMONTGOMERY POTTAWATTAMIE SHELBYIN WEST CENTRAL IOWAMONONAIN NEBRASKA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 23 COUNTIESIN EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKABURT BUTLER DODGEDOUGLAS SARPY SAUNDERSWASHINGTONIN NORTHEAST NEBRASKACOLFAX CUMING PLATTESTANTON THURSTON WAYNEIN SOUTHEAST NEBRASKACASS GAGE JEFFERSONJOHNSON LANCASTER NEMAHAOTOE PAWNEE SALINESEWARDTHIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ASHLAND, AUBURN, BEATRICE, BELLEVUE,BLAIR, COLUMBUS, COUNCIL BLUFFS, CRETE, DAVID CITY, DECATUR,DUNLAP, FAIRBURY, FARRAGUT, FREMONT, GLENWOOD, HAMBURG, HARLAN,LA VISTA, LINCOLN, LOGAN, LYONS, MACY, MAPLETON, MILFORD,MISSOURI VALLEY, NEBRASKA CITY, OAKLAND, OMAHA, ONAWA, PAPILLION,PAWNEE CITY, PENDER, PLATTSMOUTH, RED OAK, SCHUYLER, SEWARD,SIDNEY, STANTON, STERLING, TABLE ROCK, TABOR, TECUMSEH, TEKAMAH,WAHOO, WALTHILL, WAYNE, WEST POINT, WILBER, WINNEBAGO, WISNER,WOODBINE, AND YUTAN.

National Weather Service

Special Weather Statement issued June 18 at 6:25PM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NEAt 624 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms alonga line extending from 5 miles east of Nickerson to near Leshara to 5miles northwest of Ashland to 3 miles northeast of Roca. Movement waseast at 40 mph.HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.SOURCE...Radar indicated.IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow aroundunsecured objects.* Strong thunderstorms will be near...Elkhorn, Ashland, Valley, Eagle, Waterloo, Bennet, Greenwood, andKennard around 630 PM CDT.Omaha, Blair, Gretna, Bennington, Palmyra, Murdock, Flanagan Lake,and Zorinsky Lake around 635 PM CDT.Boys Town, Millard, Elmwood, Chalco, Wehrspann Lake, and StandingBear Lake around 640 PM CDT.Papillion, La Vista, Springfield, Louisville, Fort Calhoun, CedarCreek, Unadilla, and Prairie Queen Recreation Area around 645 PMCDT.Bellevue, Ralston, Syracuse, Weeping Water, Benson, Midtown,Walnut Creek Recreation Area, Florence, Aksarben, and South Omahaaround 650 PM CDT.Western Council Bluffs, Offutt AFB, Carter Lake, Missouri Valley,Avoca, and Eppley Airfield around 655 PM CDT.Crescent around 700 PM CDT.Nehawka around 705 PM CDT.Other locations impacted by these storms include Old Market,Louisville State Recreation Area, Fontanelle, Camp Maha, Two RiversState Recreation Area, Schramm Park State Recreation Area, Manley,Wilson Island State Park, Washington, and Platte River State Park.People attending Charles Schwab Field should seek safe shelterimmediately!This includes the following highways...Interstate 29 between mile markers 50 and 79.Interstate 80 in Iowa near mile marker 1.Interstate 80 in Nebraska between mile markers 407 and 454.If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT forsouthwestern Iowa...and southeastern and east central Nebraska.

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