Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Locations Affected

Lime Springs, IA ∙ Ridgeway, IA ∙ Lourdes, IA ∙ Protivin, IA ∙ Saratoga, IA ∙ Cresco, IA ∙ Schley, IA

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service La Crosse WI 555 PM CDT Wed Jul 8 2026 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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && LAT...LON 4337 9255 4339 9244 4350 9230 4350 9195 4321 9195 4321 9225 TIME...MOT...LOC 2254Z 307DEG 40KT 4346 9238 4340 9238 4332 9246 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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