Iowa Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 05/17/2026 21:40

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 17 at 11:40PM CDT until May 18 at 12:30AM CDT by NWS La Crosse WI
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 17, 2026 - 9:40pm
Expires: 
May 17, 2026 - 10:30pm
Description: 
SVRARX The National Weather Service in La Crosse has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Winneshiek County in northeastern Iowa... * Until 1230 AM CDT. * At 1138 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Harmony to near Ridgeway to near Waucoma, moving northeast at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Severe thunderstorms will be near... Decorah around 1145 PM CDT. Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include Hesper, Highlandville, Burr Oak, Bluffton, Chimney Rock Campground, Locust, and Sattre.
Instruction: 
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 northeastern Iowa.
Area Description: 
Winneshiek, IA
Forcast Office: 
NWS La Crosse WI