<alert><identifier>urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f753b08be1c87db023429149ffdccfc08dbfd3ca.001.1.IPAWS</identifier><sender>w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov</sender><sent>2026-05-17T22:13:00-05:00</sent><status>Actual</status><msgType>Alert</msgType><scope>Public</scope><code>IPAWSv1.0</code><info><language>en-US</language><category>Met</category><event>Tornado Warning</event><responseType>Shelter</responseType><urgency>Immediate</urgency><severity>Extreme</severity><certainty>Observed</certainty><eventCode><valueName>SAME</valueName><value>TOR</value></eventCode><eventCode><valueName>NationalWeatherService</valueName><value>TOW</value></eventCode><effective>2026-05-17T22:13:00-05:00</effective><onset>2026-05-17T22:13:00-05:00</onset><expires>2026-05-17T23:15:00-05:00</expires><senderName>NWS La Crosse WI</senderName><headline>Tornado Warning issued May 17 at 10:13PM CDT until May 17 at 11:15PM CDT by NWS La Crosse WI</headline><description>TORARX

The National Weather Service in La Crosse has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
Mitchell County in north central Iowa...
Southwestern Mower County in southeastern Minnesota...

* Until 1115 PM CDT.

* At 1012 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing both
tornadoes and extensive straight line wind damage were located
along a line extending from near Mansfield to 8 miles north of
Mason City Municipal Airport to 10 miles south of Clear Lake,
moving northeast at 60 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. This system has a history of
producing tornadoes across northcentral and northwest
Iowa over the past hour.

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree
damage is likely.

* These dangerous storms will be near...
St. Ansgar and Lyle around 1035 PM CDT.
Osage and Stacyville around 1040 PM CDT.
Riceville around 1055 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by these tornadic storms include County
Roads A 39 And S 70, Meyer, Toeterville, Rock Creek, Otranto,
Brownville, and County Roads T 54 And A 31.
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The National Weather Service in La Crosse has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
Mitchell County in north central Iowa...
Southwestern Mower County in southeastern Minnesota...

* Until 1115 PM CDT.

* At 1012 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing both
tornadoes and extensive straight line wind damage were located
along a line extending from near Mansfield to 8 miles north of
Mason City Municipal Airport to 10 miles south of Clear Lake,
moving northeast at 60 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. This system has a history of
producing tornadoes across northcentral and northwest
Iowa over the past hour.

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree
damage is likely.

* These dangerous storms will be near...
St. Ansgar and Lyle around 1035 PM CDT.
Osage and Stacyville around 1040 PM CDT.
Riceville around 1055 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by these tornadic storms include County
Roads A 39 And S 70, Meyer, Toeterville, Rock Creek, Otranto,
Brownville, and County Roads T 54 And A 31.
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