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Home Return to list Severe Thunderstorm Warning 0073 Issued by the La Crosse Forecast Office
Action: New Issued At: 2026-05-17 22:50:13 967 WUUS53 KARX 180349 SVRARX IAC037-089-180445- /O.NEW.KARX.SV.W.0073.260518T0349Z-260518T0445Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service La Crosse WI 1049 PM CDT Sun May 17 2026 The National Weather Service in La Crosse has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Howard County in northeastern Iowa... Chickasaw County in northeastern Iowa... * Until 1145 PM CDT. * At 1049 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Brownsdale to near Osage to 6 miles southwest of Greene, moving east at 60 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Severe thunderstorms will be near... Riceville and Elma around 1100 PM CDT. Nashua and Ionia around 1105 PM CDT. Lime Springs around 1110 PM CDT. New Hampton and Jerico around 1115 PM CDT. Cresco around 1120 PM CDT. Fredericksburg, Lawler, and Protivin around 1125 PM CDT. Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include Vernon Springs County Park, Vernon Springs, Bradford, Chickasaw, County Roads V 58 And A 46, New Hampton Airport, and County Roads B 28 And V 18. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for northeastern Iowa. && LAT...LON 4350 9255 4350 9208 4292 9208 4291 9255 TIME...MOT...LOC 0349Z 253DEG 50KT 4378 9295 4322 9274 4285 9291 TORNADO...POSSIBLE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ Falkinham Action: Continued Issued At: 2026-05-17 23:20:44 839 WWUS53 KARX 180420 SVSARX Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service La Crosse WI 1120 PM CDT Sun May 17 2026 IAC037-089-180445- /O.CON.KARX.SV.W.0073.000000T0000Z-260518T0445Z/ Howard IA-Chickasaw IA- 1120 PM CDT Sun May 17 2026 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM CDT FOR HOWARD AND CHICKASAW COUNTIES... At 1119 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Lime Springs to 8 miles southwest of Cresco to 7 miles east of Nashua, moving northeast at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. These severe storms will be near... Cresco, New Hampton, Fredericksburg, Lawler, Protivin, and Jerico around 1125 PM CDT. Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include Vernon Springs County Park, Vernon Springs, Bradford, Chickasaw, County Roads V 58 And A 46, New Hampton Airport, and County Roads B 28 And V 18. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for northeastern Iowa. Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && LAT...LON 4350 9255 4350 9208 4292 9208 4291 9255 TIME...MOT...LOC 0419Z 242DEG 48KT 4350 9233 4331 9225 4293 9240 TORNADO...POSSIBLE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ Falkinham | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||