516  
WWUS53 KARX 180339  
SVSARX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
1039 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
 
IAC131-MNC099-180415-  
/O.CON.KARX.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-260518T0415Z/  
MITCHELL IA-MOWER MN-  
1039 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
 
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM CDT FOR MITCHELL  
AND SOUTHWESTERN MOWER COUNTIES...  
 
AT 1039 PM CDT, A SEVERE SQUALL LINE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BOTH  
TORNADOES AND EXTENSIVE STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE WAS LOCATED ALONG A  
LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR LONDON TO NEAR LYLE TO NEAR NORA SPRINGS,  
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...TORNADO.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF  
PRODUCING TORNADOES 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.  
 
THESE DANGEROUS STORMS WILL BE NEAR...  
OSAGE, ST. ANSGAR, AND STACYVILLE AROUND 1045 PM CDT.  
RICEVILLE AROUND 1100 PM CDT.  
 
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE TORNADIC STORMS INCLUDE COUNTY  
ROADS A 39 AND S 70, MEYER, TOETERVILLE, ROCK CREEK, OTRANTO,  
BROWNVILLE, AND COUNTY ROADS T 54 AND A 31.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE  
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4350 9255 4330 9256 4321 9302 4350 9303  
4350 9304 4361 9305  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0339Z 235DEG 54KT 4360 9306 4345 9295 4321 9297  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
 

 
 
BAUMGARDT  
 
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