Iowa, Minnesota Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/08/2026 14:34

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 8 at 4:34PM CDT until July 8 at 5:15PM CDT by NWS La Crosse WI
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 8, 2026 - 2:34pm
Expires: 
July 8, 2026 - 3:15pm
Description: 
SVRARX The National Weather Service in La Crosse has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Howard County in northeastern Iowa... Northwestern Winneshiek County in northeastern Iowa... South central Fillmore County in southeastern Minnesota... * Until 515 PM CDT. * At 434 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Lime Springs to 9 miles west of Cresco to near Riceville, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Severe thunderstorms will be near... Cresco around 440 PM CDT. Ridgeway around 500 PM CDT. Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include Vernon Springs County Park, Saratoga, Maple Leaf, Vernon Springs, Bonair, County Roads V 58 And A 46, and Burr Oak.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description: 
Howard, IA; Winneshiek, IA; Fillmore, MN
Forcast Office: 
NWS La Crosse WI