Howard County Emergency Management Agency, Iowa

06/03/2026

There is a slight (level 2 out of 5) risk of severe storms Friday afternoon and evening, mainly southwest of I-94 in the Driftless Region. Large hail and heavy rain are the main threats, but the exact details of where the storms form and their severity will be dictated by how storms behave Thursday afternoon and Friday morning. Stay tuned for more updates!

05/19/2026

Thank you EMS providers for all that you do in our communities!

This week we honor those that put our neighbors first in their time of need. Thank You to all the EMS Professionals in our community and across the nation.

05/18/2026

The threat for severe weather tonight has decreased across much of the area with decreasing confidence in the storms being able to maintain their strength after they develop across eastern Nebraska and Western Iowa this afternoon. Overall, there looks to be a lot of atmospheric stability that these storms will need to overcome in order to maintain their potency into this evening. As such, much of the area has been downgraded to a Marginal Risk (Level 1/5) with damaging winds and marginally large hail the main hazards.

Even though conditions don't look nearly as favorable as they did earlier, stay weather aware tonight and be prepared to take action should these storms keep their act together!

05/18/2026

5/18 6AM - Another round of scattered severe storms are possible primarily this evening into tonight. Higher confidence for severe storms forming southwest of the area in central Iowa this afternoon weaken as they shift northeast through the evening into the nighttime hours. Similar to Sunday's severe weather threat, amount of weakening and timing remain the forecast detail to closely monitor. Highest confidence locally for damaging winds as the main threat with isolated tornadoes and large hail as secondary threats. Should stronger storms reach the local area earlier, tornadoes and large hail would also be a primary threat concern. Have multiple ways to receive warnings especially while sleeping given the potential nighttime severe weather threat.

05/18/2026

For the those wondering: the last sirens set off were the all clear sirens

05/18/2026

Tornado Warning will be allowed to expire at 11:45 P.M.

05/18/2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued until May 17 11:45PM for the counties shown: Howard, Chickasaw. More info: www.kcrg.com/weather/severeweather

05/17/2026

Tornado Watch issued until May 18 1:00AM Additional details here: https://www.kcrg.com/weather/severeweather/

05/17/2026

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