| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Fayette, IA; Winneshiek, IA |
| Effective | 7/8/2026, 6:53:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/8/2026, 7:45:00 PM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 8 at 6:53PM CDT until July 8 at 7:45PM CDT by NWS La Crosse WI
Details
SVRARX
The National Weather Service in La Crosse has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Fayette County in northeastern Iowa…
Southeastern Winneshiek County in northeastern Iowa…
* Until 745 PM CDT.
* At 652 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Spillville to near Waucoma to near Lawler,
moving east southeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Severe thunderstorms will be near…
Calmar, Spillville, and Fort Atkinson around 700 PM CDT.
Ossian around 705 PM CDT.
Hawkeye around 710 PM CDT.
West Union around 715 PM CDT.
Clermont around 720 PM CDT.
Elgin around 730 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include
Highway 93 And County W 14, Donnan, Highway 93 And County V 68,
Festina, Volga River State Park, Eldorado, and Wadena.
Instructions
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
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.
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