Winter Storm through Tonight - Be Ready for Travel Impacts

Snow moves in this morning and persists into tonight. Snow totals will range from 5 to 8" along and north of Interstate 90 and 1 to 5" elsewhere. Much of this snow will accumulate today. Look for quickly deteriorating road conditions this morning and then continue into this evening. In addition, the snow will reduced visibilities today. 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 through Tonight - Be Ready for Travel Impacts

New Hampton Iowa Area Tornado of July 7, 2003