| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Howard; Winneshiek; Floyd; Chickasaw; Fayette |
| Effective | 7/20/2026, 8:34:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 7/20/2026, 9:00:00 AM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued July 20 at 8:34AM CDT by NWS La Crosse WI
Details
At 834 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 7 miles southwest of Canton to New Hampton to
near Marble Rock. Movement was southeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 40 mph.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Strong thunderstorms will be near…
New Hampton, Nashua, Lawler, Ridgeway, and Protivin around 840 AM
CDT.
Decorah, Fredericksburg, and Spillville around 845 AM CDT.
Fort Atkinson and Waucoma around 850 AM CDT.
Other locations impacted by these storms include Vernon Springs
County Park, Festina, Vernon Springs, Bradford, Nordness, Chickasaw,
Randalia, and Bluffton.
Instructions
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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