Iowa Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/02/2026 11:15

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 2 at 1:15PM CDT until July 2 at 2:15PM CDT by NWS La Crosse WI
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 2, 2026 - 11:15am
Expires: 
July 2, 2026 - 12:15pm
Description: 
At 115 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Elma to near Ionia to near Nashua, moving east at 40 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. These severe storms will be near... New Hampton, Nashua, and Ionia around 120 PM CDT. Jerico around 125 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include Cresco, Lawler, Protivin, Fredericksburg, Ridgeway, Waucoma, Spillville, Fort Atkinson, Decorah and Calmar.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in La Crosse. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description: 
Chickasaw, IA; Fayette, IA; Howard, IA; Winneshiek, IA
Forcast Office: 
NWS La Crosse WI