873  
WWUS83 KARX 052342  
SPSARX  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
642 PM CDT SUN JUL 5 2026  
 
IAZ009>011-019-029-030-MNZ087-088-094>096-060045-  
CLAYTON IA-WINNESHIEK IA-CHICKASAW IA-HOWARD IA-FAYETTE IA-  
ALLAMAKEE IA-OLMSTED MN-FILLMORE MN-WINONA MN-MOWER MN-HOUSTON MN-  
642 PM CDT SUN JUL 5 2026  
 
...CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR FUNNEL CLOUDS THIS AFTERNOON OVER  
NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...  
 
WHAT...FUNNEL CLOUDS ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO CURRENT ATMOSPHERIC  
CONDITIONS. THESE FUNNEL CLOUDS ARE TYPICALLY BRIEF, DROP ONLY A FEW  
HUNDRED FEET FROM THE CLOUD BASE, AND RARELY BECOME A TORNADO OR  
CAUSE DAMAGE.  
 
WHERE...NORTHEAST IOWA AND FAR SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA  
 
WHEN...THROUGH 8 PM CDT.  
 
IMPACTS...MINIMAL IMPACTS EXPECTED. IF A TORNADO WERE TO FORM, IT  
WOULD BE VERY WEAK, BUT COULD DAMAGE TREES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF WEAK, BRIEF FUNNEL  
CLOUDS. THIS TYPE OF FUNNEL CLOUD IS HARMLESS, BUT ON RARE OCCASIONS  
THEY CAN BRIEFLY TOUCH DOWN, PRODUCING WIND GUSTS OVER 50 MPH. IF A  
FUNNEL CLOUD IS SPOTTED MOVE INDOORS AND REPORT YOUR SIGHTING TO THE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4264 9208 4291 9208 4291 9242 4386 9262  
4385 9167 4265 9135  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2341Z 095DEG 5KT 4349 9165 4269 9147  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH  
 
 
 
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