Winter Storm and Cold for the Weekend

A prolonged period of moderate to heavy snow affects the region tonight through early Sunday morning, resulting in hazardous road conditions. Portions of northeast Iowa into southwest Wisconsin could see snowfall amounts of 12+". Colder air arrives for Sunday through Tuesday with overnight wind chills in the single digits to teens below zero. Read More >

During the early morning hours of Monday, July 7th, a brief tornado touchdown occurred just southwest of New Hampton, IA. The approx. tornado touchdown time was 4:06 a.m. and was ranked an F0 on the Fujita Scale. This was the first tornado of the 2003 season for NWS La Crosse.

Damage was confined to a few farm buildings and trees on one particular farm about 1-2 miles south-southwest of New Hampton, Iowa. Click here for a map of the touchdown.

Doppler Radar imagery:

These damage photos courtesy of Chickasaw County Emergency Management.

A Tornado Warning was issued by the La Crosse National Weather Service for Chickasaw County at 3:48 a.m. The warning was based on radar signatures and analysis of atmospheric conditions.

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Winter Storm and Cold for the Weekend

New Hampton Iowa Area Tornado of July 7, 2003