July 1, 2026

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⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Howard; Winneshiek; Chickasaw; Fillmore – Wednesday, July 1, 2026

Event Special Weather Statement
Severity Moderate
Urgency Expected
Certainty Observed
Area Howard; Winneshiek; Chickasaw; Fillmore
Effective 7/1/2026, 8:21:00 AM CDT
Expires 7/1/2026, 8:45:00 AM CDT

Special Weather Statement issued July 1 at 8:21AM CDT by NWS La Crosse WI

Details

At 821 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Lime Springs to near Cresco to near
Jerico. Movement was northeast at 50 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.

Strong thunderstorms will be near…
Cresco and Protivin around 825 AM CDT.
Harmony and Ridgeway around 830 AM CDT.
Canton around 835 AM CDT.

Other locations impacted by these storms include Vernon Springs
County Park, Choice, Vernon Springs, Hesper, County Roads V 58 And A
46, Bluffton, Locust, Davis Corners, County Roads W 14 And A 34, and
County Roads W 20 And A 34.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized 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.