THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 434 IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA FLOYD MITCHELL IN NORTHEAST IOWA ALLAMAKEE CHICKASAW HOWARD WINNESHIEK IN MINNESOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 7 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA DODGE FILLMORE HOUSTON MOWER OLMSTED WABASHA WINONA IN WISCONSIN THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL WISCONSIN CLARK IN NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN TAYLOR IN SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN VERNON IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN BUFFALO JACKSON LA CROSSE MONROE TREMPEALEAU THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALMA, ARCADIA, AUSTIN, BLACK RIVER FALLS, CALEDONIA, CHARLES CITY, CRESCO, DECORAH, DODGE CENTER, LA CROSSE, MEDFORD, NEILLSVILLE, NEW HAMPTON, OSAGE, PRESTON, ROCHESTER, SPARTA, TOMAH, VIROQUA, WABASHA, WAUKON, WHITEHALL, AND WINONA.
* AFFECTED AREAS: ALLAMAKEE, IA ... CHICKASAW, IA ... FLOYD, IA ... HOWARD, IA ... MITCHELL, IA ... WINNESHIEK, IA ... DODGE, MN ... FILLMORE, MN ... HOUSTON, MN ... MOWER, MN ... OLMSTED, MN ... WABASHA, MN ... WINONA, MN ... BUFFALO, WI ... CLARK, WI ... JACKSON, WI ... LA CROSSE, WI ... MONROE, WI ... TAYLOR, WI ... TREMPEALEAU, WI ... VERNON, WI
