(11:00AM – Thursday, April 16th, 2026) Severe t’storm threat returns for Friday thru early Saturday…
⏰📍Timing & Location…
•Friday Afternoon – Early Saturday Morning, April 17-18th: Much of Illinois.
⚡️Hazards…
•A level 1 to 2 severe t’storm threat is in place across much of Illinois from Friday afternoon through early Saturday morning, for the threat of isolated to widely scattered severe t’storms. All modes of severe weather will be possible, including large hail, damaging winds and an a few tornadoes.
✔️Summary…
•Friday Afternoon – Early Saturday Morning… Scattered showers and t’storms will develop along and ahead of an advancing cold front on Friday afternoon, across portions of Minnesota, Southwestern Wisconsin, Iowa, Northwestern Illinois and Missouri. This activity will then sweep across the state through late Friday night/early Saturday morning. While a state-wide severe t’storm threat will exist, highest coverage and greatest intensity of severe t’storm activity will be across portions of Northern, Central and Southwestern Illinois.


I wait till you update when the storm is actually, 4th or 5th update?