Mitchell County Iowa Emergency Management

06/24/2026

Our severe weather potential has increased a bit for this afternoon-evening, mainly east of the Mississippi River. Storms are expected to develop in the early afternoon and pose a risk for some large hail and damaging winds. While the chance for tornadoes is small (

06/17/2026

Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued June 17 at 1:18PM CDT until June 17 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS La Crosse WI

Allamakee, IA; Chickasaw, IA; Floyd, IA; Howard, IA; Mitchell, IA; Winneshiek, IA; Dodge, MN; Fillmore, MN; Houston, MN; Mower, MN; Olmsted, MN; Wabasha, MN; Winona, MN; Buffalo, WI; Crawford, WI; La Crosse, WI; Trempealeau, WI; Vernon, WI

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
341 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES

IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA

FLOYD MITCHELL

IN NORTHEAST IOWA

ALLAMAKEE CHICKASAW HOWARD
WINNESHIEK

IN MINNESOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 7 COUNTIES

IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA

DODGE FILLMORE HOUSTON
MOWER OLMSTED WABASHA
WINONA

IN WISCONSIN THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES

IN SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN

CRAWFORD VERNON

IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN

BUFFALO LA CROSSE TREMPEALEAU

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALMA, ARCADIA, AUSTIN, CALEDONIA,
CHARLES CITY, CRESCO, DECORAH, DODGE CENTER, LA CROSSE,
NEW HAMPTON, OSAGE, PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, PRESTON, ROCHESTER,
VIROQUA, WABASHA, WAUKON, WHITEHALL, AND WINONA.

06/17/2026

National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm WATCH for Mitchell County until 8:00 PM tonight!

12:47pm | The Storm Prediction Center is anticipating a watch may be needed (60% chance) over the next 1-2 hours for much of our area. Stay weather aware this afternoon, especially if you have outdoor plans.

06/17/2026

9:00am Wed 6/17 Update: Additional thunderstorms are forecast for this afternoon, some of which could become severe with hail of that could exceed 2" in diameter and damaging winds of 60-70 mph. While non-zero, the threat for a tornado remains quite low and depends on multiple variables lining up just right to occur. The main threat window for storms will be during the early to mid-afternoon hours with storms weakening as we head into the evening. Stay weather aware this afternoon!

06/16/2026

There will be several rounds of storms on Wednesday to contend with. The first comes early in the morning, which could bring large hail to parts of north-central Iowa around and shortly after sunrise before they transition to a heavy rain threat. Our attention then turns back towards the I-35 corridor for the early afternoon hours, where a second line of storms could develop and track eastward, bringing with them large hail, damaging winds, and perhaps a tornado threat. Exactly where these storms form and their severity will be driven by how quickly the morning storms can clear. Stay weather aware tomorrow!

06/11/2026

06/10/2026

It continues to look like there will be a couple of rounds of severe weather this afternoon and evening.

06/10/2026

Severe weather potential ramps up this afternoon and evening with an all hazards event possible as multiple rounds of storms impact the region. Things could get pretty active this afternoon so be sure you have multiple ways to get warnings and your safety plans in place. Stay safe Driftless Region!

06/09/2026

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Thursday Severe Weather: There is an Enhanced Risk in southeast Iowa on Thursday with all severe weather hazards possible. Storms will be moving faster compared to Tuesday and Wednesday, with storms moving at 45mph.