(10:00PM – Sunday, July 28th, 2024) With a “Ring of Fire” pattern in place, multiple disturbances will move through the region with an enhanced upper level flow in place atop ridging across the Southern Plains and Southern Mississippi Valley. Clusters of rain/t’storms will be likely on a daily/nightly basis across portions of the region and state during this period. Severe t’storms will be possible with some of this activity across specific outlooked areas during this timeframe.
Timing & Location…
•Monday Afternoon – Early Tuesday Morning, July 29-30th: Central & Southern Illinois.
•Early Tuesday Morning – Early Wednesday Morning, July 30-31st: Much of Illinois.
Impacts…
•A level 1 severe t’storm risk is in place across Central and Southern Illinois from Monday afternoon through early Tuesday morning for the possibility of isolated severe t’storms. Damaging winds, large hail, and isolated tornadoes will be the main threats from activity.
•A level 1 severe t’storm risk is in place across much of Illinois from early Tuesday morning through early Wednesday morning for the possibility of isolated to severe t’storms. Damaging winds and large hail will be the main threats from activity.
Discussion…
•Clusters of rain/t’storms can be expected across the region and state on a daily/nightly basis during this period. Severe t’storms will be possible with some of this activity across specific outlooked areas during this timeframe.
•For Monday afternoon through early Tuesday morning, in the wake of morning/midday activity, a second round of rain/t’storms will be possible across especially Central and Southern Illinois. Environmental conditions will be supportive of a severe t’storm threat with this second round of activity.
•For early Tuesday morning through early Wednesday morning, a few clusters of rain/t’storms will be possible across the state. Environmental conditions will be supportive of a severe t’storm threat with some of this activity across Northern Illinois.
•A severe t’storm threat will also exist Wednesday through Friday. More specific information regarding the potential for these days is to come in future updates.
