(11:45AM – Friday, May 24th, 2024) Friday midday update regarding a storm system will continue to move through the region today, bringing two rounds of rain and t’storms to the state from midday today through early Saturday morning, with the likelihood of severe t’storms with some of the activity.
Update…
•With this update, we have adjusted the location of level 2 severe t’storm probabilities across the state on the severe t’storm forecast or today/tonight. Changes were made based on real time data and the latest trends.
Timing…
•Midday Today – Early Saturday morning, May 24-25th.
Location…
•All of Illinois.
Impacts…
•A level 1 to 2 severe t’storm risk is in place across all of Illinois from midday today through early Saturday morning for the likelihood of isolated to widely scattered severe t’storms. Damaging winds, large hail, and an isolated tornado will be the threats from activity. Across the significant severe corridor… Environmental conditions will be supportive of the possibility of occurrences of damaging winds 75MPH+ and/or corridors of widespread/significant wind damage. An initial complex of rain/t’storms has tracked across portions of Northern and Central Illinois from this morning and midday today. This activity will linger across these areas into early this afternoon. A second round of activity is expected to traverse much of the state from this afternoon into tonight. A severe t’storm threat will be likely across outlooked areas with this activity.
