483  
WWUS53 KARX 180336  
SVSARX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
1036 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
 
IAC067-131-180415-  
/O.CON.KARX.TO.W.0040.000000T0000Z-260518T0415Z/  
MITCHELL IA-FLOYD IA-  
1036 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
 
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM CDT FOR  
SOUTHEASTERN MITCHELL AND NORTHERN FLOYD COUNTIES...  
 
AT 1035 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
WAS LOCATED OVER NORA SPRINGS, OR 10 MILES EAST OF MASON CITY, MOVING  
NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...TORNADO.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. THIS CIRCULATION PRODUCED A  
TORNADO NEAR ROCKWELL IN THE LAST 30 MINUTES.  
 
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT  
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE  
TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS  
LIKELY.  
 
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...  
RUDD AROUND 1040 PM CDT.  
 
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE  
COLWELL COUNTY PARK, ORCHARD, NEW HAVEN, IDLEWILDE STATE PARK,  
HOWARDVILLE, COUNTY ROADS 147 AND T 34, AND COUNTY ROADS B 20 AND T  
26.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE  
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4321 9302 4331 9256 4312 9256 4300 9302  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0335Z 243DEG 46KT 4315 9300  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
 

 
 
BAUMGARDT  
 
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