Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Southern Fayette County, IA
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NOAA issued it on May 23, 2026, 3 months ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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NWS La Crosse WI has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for southern Fayette County in northeastern Iowa until 11:15 PM CDT.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Southern Fayette County, IA
- Issued
- May 23, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS La Crosse WI
Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.
Record status: historical. It was issued 3 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Southern Fayette County, IA.
Alert Details
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued by NWS La Crosse WI. Effective from 2026-05-15T22:24:00-05:00 until 2026-05-15T23:15:00-05:00. Alert type code: SVR.
Affected Areas
Southern Fayette County in northeastern Iowa. Locations impacted include areas near Sumner (11 miles northwest of Oelwein), Maynard, Arlington, Highway 93 And County W 14, Highway 93 And County V 68, Volga River State Park, Wadena, Randalia, Highways 3 And 187, and County Road W 45 And 187.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
At 10:24 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Sumner moving east at 35 mph. Hazard includes 60 mph wind gusts (radar indicated). Hail up to 0.75 inches possible (radar indicated). Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Timeline
Warning in effect until 11:15 PM CDT on May 15, 2026. Storm expected near Maynard around 10:35 PM CDT and Arlington around 10:50 PM CDT.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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