201  
WUUS53 KARX 181053  
SVRARX  
IAC043-181130-  
/O.NEW.KARX.SV.W.0019.250418T1053Z-250418T1130Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
553 AM CDT FRI APR 18 2025  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...  
CLAYTON COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN IOWA...  
 
* UNTIL 630 AM CDT.  
 
* AT 553 AM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ELGIN, OR 10  
MILES SOUTHEAST OF WEST UNION, MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL  
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES. EXPECT  
WIND DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
* THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...  
ELKADER AROUND 600 AM CDT.  
GARNAVILLO AROUND 610 AM CDT.  
 
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE SPOOK  
CAVE CAMPGROUND, MEDERVILLE, GIARD, TURKEY RIVER, HIGHWAY 13 AND  
COUNTY C 24, FAIRVIEW, AND NATIONAL.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4270 9161 4308 9160 4308 9118 4296 9114  
4291 9114 4288 9110 4275 9107 4269 9097  
4268 9090 4265 9090  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1053Z 264DEG 53KT 4287 9164  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 

 
 
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