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

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 8 at 5:55PM CDT until July 8 at 6:45PM 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…

* Until 645 PM CDT.

* At 554 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Lime Springs to 10 miles southeast of Le Roy to
near Riceville, moving east southeast at 45 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…
Lime Springs around 600 PM CDT.
Cresco around 610 PM CDT.
Protivin around 615 PM CDT.
Ridgeway around 620 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 Schley.

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.