Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin Severe Severe Thunderstorm Watch | Effective 06/17/2026 11:18

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued June 17 at 1:18PM CDT until June 17 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS La Crosse WI
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
June 17, 2026 - 11:18am
Expires: 
June 17, 2026 - 6:00pm
Description: 
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.
Area Description: 
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
Forcast Office: 
NWS La Crosse WI
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov