Unofficial start to summer feeling like the real thing in Omaha Kevin Cole World-Herald Staff Writer May 26, 2026 May 26, 2026 Updated 3 hrs ago 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Memorial Day didn't disappoint as the unofficial start of the summer season as Omaha and eastern Nebraska saw highs in the upper 80s. Russell Gast and his son Logan, 3, play in the splash pad at Miller Park in Omaha on Monday, July 21, 2025. MEGAN NIELSEN, THE WORLD-HERALD kAm%92E 9:89 962E :D 8@:?8 E@ =2DE 2H9:=6[ 244@C5:?8 E@ E96 7@C642DE 7@C ~>292 2?5 62DE6C? }63C2D<2] yFDE :? 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CHRIS MACHIAN, THE WORLD-HERALD Tree debris covers a parking lot after severe weather hits in Auburn, on Monday, May 18, 2026. CHRIS MACHIAN, THE WORLD-HERALD Tree damage is seen after severe weather in Auburn, on Monday, May 18, 2026. CHRIS MACHIAN, THE WORLD-HERALD A man cleans up tree debris after severe weather hit in Auburn, on Monday, May 18, 2026. CHRIS MACHIAN, THE WORLD-HERALD Tree debris is seen after severe weather hit in Auburn, on Monday, May 18, 2026. CHRIS MACHIAN, THE WORLD-HERALD Tree debris is on top of a garage after severe weather hit in Auburn, on Monday, May 18, 2026. CHRIS MACHIAN, THE WORLD-HERALD A tree fell on a house after a storm hit Auburn, on Monday, May 18, 2026. CHRIS MACHIAN, THE WORLD-HERALD A tree fell on a house after a storm hit Auburn, on Monday, May 18, 2026. CHRIS MACHIAN, THE WORLD-HERALD kevin.cole@owh.com, 402-444-1272 0 Comments Locations Omaha Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox! 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