(11:00PM – Friday, April 26th, 2024) Friday night update on two storm systems that will continue to move through the region, bringing several rounds of rain and t’storms, with the potential for severe t’storms, to portions of the state through Monday.
Update…
•With this update, we have removed severe t’storm probabilities across the state for tonight. With a very marginal environment in place, any sort of severe t’storm threat is virtually zero.
•With this update, little in the way of change was needed on the severe t’storm forecast for Saturday/Saturday night.
•With this update, we have issued our initial severe t’storm forecast for Sunday/Sunday night.
Timing & Location…
•Saturday Morning – Sunday Morning, April 27-28th: Northern & West-Central Illinois.
•Sunday Morning – Monday Morning, April 28-29th: Much of Illinois.
•Monday Morning – Monday Evening, April 29th: TBD.
Impacts…
•A level 1 to 2 severe t’storm risk is in place across Northern and West-Central Illinois from Saturday morning through Sunday morning for the possibility of isolated to widely scattered severe t’storms. Large hail, damaging winds, and isolated tornadoes will be the threats with activity. Scattered showers and t’storms will traverse the state from Saturday morning through Sunday morning. Some of this activity may be severe in the outlooked areas.
•A level 1 severe t’storm risk is in place across much of Illinois from Sunday morning through Monday morning for the possibility of isolated severe t’storms. Large hail, damaging winds, and an isolated tornado will be the threats with activity. Scattered showers and t’storms will traverse the state from Sunday morning through Monday morning. Some of this activity may be severe in the outlooked areas.
•A severe t’storm threat will also exist on Monday. More specific information regarding the potential for this day is to come in future updates.
