⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Chickasaw, IA; Fayette, IA; Howard, IA; Winneshiek, IA – Thursday, July 2, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 2 at 1:08PM CDT until July 2 at 2:15PM CDT by NWS La Crosse WI

Details

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The National Weather Service in La Crosse has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Southern Howard County in northeastern Iowa…
Northwestern Fayette County in northeastern Iowa…
Southern Winneshiek County in northeastern Iowa…
Chickasaw County in northeastern Iowa…

* Until 215 PM CDT.

* At 108 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Elma to near Charles City to near Greene,
moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE…Public. At 104 PM CDT, a 59 mph wind gust was recorded 3
miles northof Carrville.

IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near…
Nashua, Elma, and Ionia around 115 PM CDT.
New Hampton around 120 PM CDT.
Jerico around 125 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include
Cresco, Lawler, Protivin, Fredericksburg, Ridgeway, Spillville,
Waucoma, Fort Atkinson, Decorah and Calmar.

Instructions

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.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.