| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Mitchell; Howard; Winneshiek; Floyd; Chickasaw; Mower; Fillmore; Houston |
| Effective | 7/20/2026, 5:54:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 7/20/2026, 7:00:00 AM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued July 20 at 5:54AM CDT by NWS La Crosse WI
Details
At 553 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Fountain to 7 miles southwest of St.
Ansgar. Movement was south at 40 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…
Harmony, Lime Springs, and Rudd around 605 AM CDT.
Floyd around 610 AM CDT.
Cresco and Elma around 615 AM CDT.
Charles City around 620 AM CDT.
Ridgeway, Ionia, and Jerico around 630 AM CDT.
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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