Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 17 at 10:09PM CDT until May 17 at 11:15PM CDT by NWS La Crosse WI
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 17, 2026 - 8:09pm
Expires:
May 17, 2026 - 9:15pm
Description:
SVRARX
The National Weather Service in La Crosse has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Mitchell County in north central Iowa...
Floyd County in north central Iowa...
Southern Mower County in southeastern Minnesota...
* Until 1115 PM CDT.
* At 1008 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Easton to 8 miles south of Rice Lake to Belmond,
moving northeast at 60 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
Nora Springs, St. Ansgar, and Lyle around 1030 PM CDT.
Rockford and Rudd around 1035 PM CDT.
Osage, Adams, Stacyville, and Rose Creek around 1040 PM CDT.
Riceville around 1050 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include County
Roads A 39 And S 70, Meyer, Toeterville, County Roads B 60 And T 18,
Rock Creek, Idlewilde State Park, and Otranto.
Instruction:
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.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for north central
and northeastern Iowa...and southeastern Minnesota.
Area Description:
Floyd, IA; Mitchell, IA; Mower, MN
Forcast Office:
NWS La Crosse WI
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