Tornado warning Richardson, Pawnee

Sever weather for River Country

May 19, 2025Updated: May 20, 2025
News Channel NebraskaBy News Channel Nebraska

1:11 p.m. – Tornado watch for River Country

3 p.m. - Tornado warning for Nance County in central Nebraska. Radar indicates storm capable of producing a tornado near Fullerton. Golf ball size hail is a threat.

4:43 p.m. – Severe thunderstorm over Burchard. Golf ball sized hail and 60 mph winds.

5:09 p.m. – Storm spotters called out. Brenner Field reports dew point of 68.

5:24 – Tornado warning for SW Richardson and SE Pawnee County. Radar indicates storm capable of producing a tornado fives miles south of Pawnee City. Public reports ping pong-sized hail.

5:39 p.m. – Tornado warning for Colfax, Cuming, Dodge and Saunders counties. Tornado touches down near North Bend near McGinns Lake. Two minor injuries and two trailers were damaged.

5:47 p.m. – Severe thunderstorm warning for Nemaha, Richardson, Pawnee counties until 6:30 p.m. Humboldt 5:55 pm.

Across central U.S., 10 homes were destroyed in Oklahoma. 115,000 power outages reported in Arkansas and Missouri.

Iweathernet.com reports two inches of rain in the last 24 hours in Otoe County and 1.5 inches in Nemaha County.

 

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