⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Howard, IA; Winneshiek, IA; Fillmore, MN – Wednesday, July 8, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 8 at 4:34PM CDT until July 8 at 5:15PM CDT by NWS La Crosse WI

Details

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The National Weather Service in La Crosse has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Howard County in northeastern Iowa…
Northwestern Winneshiek County in northeastern Iowa…
South central Fillmore County in southeastern Minnesota…

* Until 515 PM CDT.

* At 434 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Lime Springs to 9 miles west of Cresco to near
Riceville, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near…
Cresco around 440 PM CDT.
Ridgeway around 500 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include Vernon
Springs County Park, Saratoga, Maple Leaf, Vernon Springs, Bonair,
County Roads V 58 And A 46, and Burr Oak.

Instructions

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.