⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Mitchell; Howard; Winneshiek; Floyd; Chickasaw; Fayette; Clayton – Tuesday, August 11, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 11 at 6:51AM CDT by NWS La Crosse WI

Details

At 650 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Floyd to near Waucoma to near Fairbank.
Movement was east at 55 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.

SOURCE…Automated weather observations.

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

Locations impacted include…
Charles City, Oelwein, New Hampton, West Union, Postville, Nashua,
Fayette, Fredericksburg, Rockford, Riceville, Elgin, Clermont, Elma,
Maynard, Hawkeye, Lawler, Arlington, Rudd, Fort Atkinson, and Floyd.

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.