| Event | Flood Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Likely |
| Area | Howard, IA; Winneshiek, IA |
| Effective | 7/9/2026, 10:39:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 7/9/2026, 10:45:00 PM CDT |
Flood Warning issued July 9 at 10:39AM CDT until July 10 at 10:45AM CDT by NWS La Crosse WI
Details
* WHAT…Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is occurring.
* WHERE…Northern Howard County in northeastern Iowa…
Northwestern Winneshiek County in northeastern Iowa…
* WHEN…Until 1045 AM CDT Friday.
* IMPACTS…Flooding of roadways along the Upper Iowa River is
occurring.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 1038 AM CDT, emergency management reported flooding of
multiple secondary roads near the Upper Iowa River due to heavy
rainfall yesterday.
– Some locations that will experience flooding include…
Lime Springs, Chester, Bonair, Hayden Prairie, County Roads A 23
And V 58, County V 10 And 40th Street, Kendallville and Harvest
Farm Campground.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instructions
Turn around, don’t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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