Pilot Index / Nebraska / May 17, 2018

Preliminary

Storms in Nebraska on May 17, 2018

32 published severe reports across Nebraska on May 17, 2018.

Updated Oct 28, 2026.

Coverage is partial. 473 source scopes are pending. Pending data is not a zero report count.

Hail reports: 16. Wind reports: 16. Tornado reports: 0.

The table and map show 32 of 32 reports.

TimeWhatSize or SpeedWhereDetails
May 17, 2018, 6:49 PM MDTWind66 mph2 S SIDNEY
Record
  • May 17, 2018, 6:49 PM MDT. Wind, 66 mph, 2 S SIDNEY. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:a1e3712be29b846b26e9a19b8ff13bbb9f292e4cd88c5629c17a17e3c98136b9.
May 17, 2018, 6:49 PM MDTWind66 mph(SNY)SIDNEY ARPT
Record
  • May 17, 2018, 6:49 PM MDT. Wind, 66 mph, (SNY)SIDNEY ARPT. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:770265.
May 17, 2018, 6:53 PM MDTWind66 mph2 S SIDNEY
Record
  • May 17, 2018, 6:53 PM MDT. Wind, 66 mph, 2 S SIDNEY. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:af543e1ea24699fe9b5b8d7de3b72f82cc7fe110083b2f58ce7c5e6a08fd856c.
May 17, 2018, 6:53 PM MDTWind66 mph(SNY)SIDNEY ARPT
Record
  • May 17, 2018, 6:53 PM MDT. Wind, 66 mph, (SNY)SIDNEY ARPT. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:785964.
May 17, 2018, 6:58 PM MDTHail1.00 inWAYSIDE
Record
  • May 17, 2018, 6:58 PM MDT. Hail, 1.00 in, WAYSIDE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:785965.
May 17, 2018, 7:25 PM MDTWind60 mph14 SW OSHKOSH
Record
  • May 17, 2018, 7:25 PM MDT. Wind, 60 mph, 14 SW OSHKOSH. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:a0f90ed4de5c3a9ee813a6362981f3c539bd13f352cf88e4abbaf393431925d2.
May 17, 2018, 7:25 PM MDTWind60 mphOSHKOSH
Record
  • May 17, 2018, 7:25 PM MDT. Wind, 60 mph, OSHKOSH. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:757035.
May 17, 2018, 7:26 PM MDTHail1.00 inCHADRON
Record
  • May 17, 2018, 7:26 PM MDT. Hail, 1.00 in, CHADRON. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:785966.
May 17, 2018, 7:36 PM MDTWind60 mph5 E ANTIOCH
Record
  • May 17, 2018, 7:36 PM MDT. Wind, 60 mph, 5 E ANTIOCH. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:7ea318e9c6a2f04099eeea6eb21defa65a045c952ede2e156117469f338a6b40.
May 17, 2018, 7:36 PM MDTWind60 mphANTIOCH
Record
  • May 17, 2018, 7:36 PM MDT. Wind, 60 mph, ANTIOCH. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:757036.
May 17, 2018, 7:58 PM MDTWind70 mphCRESCENT LAKE
Record
  • May 17, 2018, 7:58 PM MDT. Wind, 70 mph, CRESCENT LAKE. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:71c733058921329029565e4bd884a76fe377622de7963226d5129ebc8c381175.
May 17, 2018, 7:58 PM MDTWind70 mphLISCO
Record
  • May 17, 2018, 7:58 PM MDT. Wind, 70 mph, LISCO. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:757037.
May 17, 2018, 8:00 PM MDTWind60 mph4 ESE ELLSWORTH
Record
  • May 17, 2018, 8:00 PM MDT. Wind, 60 mph, 4 ESE ELLSWORTH. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:2a8e34fa381d9530e0ef2d08a258403c8782198b88536a54123dfacaf55c356c.
May 17, 2018, 8:00 PM MDTWind60 mphELLSWORTH
Record
  • May 17, 2018, 8:00 PM MDT. Wind, 60 mph, ELLSWORTH. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:757038.
May 17, 2018, 9:10 PM CDTWind60 mph21 NE LEWELLEN
Record
  • May 17, 2018, 9:10 PM CDT. Wind, 60 mph, 21 NE LEWELLEN. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:3e03d8db059789d7a46d79a56f6023158742bce355b3f70716689763c7c5b94d.
May 17, 2018, 9:10 PM CDTWind60 mphARTHUR
Record
  • May 17, 2018, 9:10 PM CDT. Wind, 60 mph, ARTHUR. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:757039.
May 17, 2018, 8:36 PM MDTHail1.00 in4 W SIDNEY
Record
  • May 17, 2018, 8:36 PM MDT. Hail, 1.00 in, 4 W SIDNEY. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:08e23170021f29157e26b9092b314858e0a20006f5f27906e344bcf395d93d4c.
May 17, 2018, 8:36 PM MDTHail1.00 inSIDNEY
Record
  • May 17, 2018, 8:36 PM MDT. Hail, 1.00 in, SIDNEY. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:770288.
May 17, 2018, 9:45 PM CDTWind60 mph3 E HYANNIS
Record
  • May 17, 2018, 9:45 PM CDT. Wind, 60 mph, 3 E HYANNIS. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:44fe4090ad630c1a8c0d440ed6e623b95ba3c20a661f4a30b840291464adfa83.
May 17, 2018, 8:45 PM MDTHail2.00 in3 W SIDNEY
Record
  • May 17, 2018, 8:45 PM MDT. Hail, 2.00 in, 3 W SIDNEY. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:730a2b0b138b2809874b79a6005cf6d660f0f035c1239a51055e72c52fd4d167.
May 17, 2018, 9:45 PM CDTWind60 mphHYANNIS
Record
  • May 17, 2018, 9:45 PM CDT. Wind, 60 mph, HYANNIS. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:757040.
May 17, 2018, 8:45 PM MDTHail2.00 inSIDNEY
Record
  • May 17, 2018, 8:45 PM MDT. Hail, 2.00 in, SIDNEY. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:770289.
May 17, 2018, 8:48 PM MDTHail1.00 inSIDNEY
Record
  • May 17, 2018, 8:48 PM MDT. Hail, 1.00 in, SIDNEY. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:a6d4c2face1f6e7085558dbb8ef71eba73f3ba5b54102835ba8e2e6d61ece19f.
May 17, 2018, 8:49 PM MDTHail1.00 inSIDNEY
Record
  • May 17, 2018, 8:49 PM MDT. Hail, 1.00 in, SIDNEY. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:42bea10455d1a225a7f787c0fdd03dddd1fa3a1f923a4af247258ae63274512d.
May 17, 2018, 8:49 PM MDTHail1.00 inSIDNEY
Record
  • May 17, 2018, 8:49 PM MDT. Hail, 1.00 in, SIDNEY. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:770293.
May 17, 2018, 8:56 PM MDTHail2.50 in3 NW SIDNEY
Record
  • May 17, 2018, 8:56 PM MDT. Hail, 2.50 in, 3 NW SIDNEY. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:d21cad15525fa462cc6213d3977eea57bf21daab06175a6258a4ef8ea9f403c6.
May 17, 2018, 8:56 PM MDTHail2.50 inSIDNEY
Record
  • May 17, 2018, 8:56 PM MDT. Hail, 2.50 in, SIDNEY. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:770298.
May 17, 2018, 9:18 PM MDTHail2.50 in5 N SIDNEY
Record
  • May 17, 2018, 9:18 PM MDT. Hail, 2.50 in, 5 N SIDNEY. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:3b020b6c38012d4848543150610e7bbc6d218b654f25a809d8a8924678b0f7ac.
May 17, 2018, 9:18 PM MDTHail2.50 inSIDNEY
Record
  • May 17, 2018, 9:18 PM MDT. Hail, 2.50 in, SIDNEY. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:770300.
May 17, 2018, 10:15 PM MDTHail1.00 inBROADWATER
Record
  • May 17, 2018, 10:15 PM MDT. Hail, 1.00 in, BROADWATER. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:770326.
May 17, 2018, 10:50 PM MDTHail1.25 inSIDNEY
Record
  • May 17, 2018, 10:50 PM MDT. Hail, 1.25 in, SIDNEY. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:770327.
May 17, 2018, 11:45 PM MDTHail1.00 inKIMBALL
Record
  • May 17, 2018, 11:45 PM MDT. Hail, 1.00 in, KIMBALL. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:770329.
How We Count

This page uses published ground reports from 2016-01-01 through 2026-10-29. Coverage is partial. 473 source scopes are pending. Pending data is not a zero report count.

Hail counts at 1.00 in or larger. Wind counts at 58 mph or stronger. State days also include tornado reports.

Reports use the local civil date and clock. City pages use the city clock. State pages use each report location clock.

Exact repeated observations are counted once. Nearby reports with different times, coordinates or sizes remain separate observations.

NCEI rows are verified against NCEI Storm Events. SPC and NWS local reports are preliminary.

Radar signatures and warning polygons are not ground reports and are not in these counts.

A missing report does not show that no storm occurred. These pages show city or state exposure, not damage at an address.

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