Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin Severe Severe Thunderstorm Watch | Effective 08/18/2026 14:11

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued August 18 at 4:11PM CDT until August 18 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS La Crosse WI
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
August 18, 2026 - 2:11pm
Expires: 
August 18, 2026 - 8:00pm
Description: 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 595 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA FLOYD MITCHELL IN NORTHEAST IOWA ALLAMAKEE CHICKASAW CLAYTON FAYETTE HOWARD WINNESHIEK IN MINNESOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA FILLMORE HOUSTON MOWER IN WISCONSIN THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL WISCONSIN ADAMS JUNEAU IN SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN CRAWFORD GRANT RICHLAND VERNON IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN LA CROSSE MONROE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AUSTIN, CALEDONIA, CHARLES CITY, CRESCO, DECORAH, ELKADER, FRIENDSHIP, LA CROSSE, MAUSTON, NEW HAMPTON, OELWEIN, OSAGE, PLATTEVILLE, PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, PRESTON, RICHLAND CENTER, SPARTA, TOMAH, VIROQUA, AND WAUKON.
Area Description: 
Allamakee, IA; Chickasaw, IA; Clayton, IA; Fayette, IA; Floyd, IA; Howard, IA; Mitchell, IA; Winneshiek, IA; Fillmore, MN; Houston, MN; Mower, MN; Adams, WI; Crawford, WI; Grant, WI; Juneau, WI; La Crosse, WI; Monroe, WI; Richland, WI; Vernon, WI
Forcast Office: 
NWS La Crosse WI
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov