184  
WWUS53 KARX 180356  
SVSARX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
1056 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
 
IAC067-131-180415-  
/O.CON.KARX.TO.W.0040.000000T0000Z-260518T0415Z/  
MITCHELL IA-FLOYD IA-  
1056 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
 
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM CDT FOR  
SOUTHEASTERN MITCHELL AND NORTHEASTERN FLOYD COUNTIES...  
 
AT 1055 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
WAS LOCATED 8 MILES EAST OF OSAGE, MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...TORNADO.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.  
 
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 TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF  
SOUTHEASTERN MITCHELL AND NORTHEASTERN FLOYD COUNTIES, INCLUDING THE  
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... COLWELL COUNTY PARK, NEW HAVEN, IDLEWILDE  
STATE PARK, HOWARDVILLE, COLWELL, COUNTY ROADS 17 AND T 72, AND FLOYD  
CROSSING.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE  
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4326 9277 4331 9256 4312 9256 4307 9276  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0355Z 249DEG 45KT 4325 9266  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
 
 
 
BAUMGARDT  
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