(8:45AM – Sunday, May 26th, 2024) Sunday morning update on a storm system will continue to move through the region today, bringing a few rounds of rain and t’storms to the state from this morning through tonight, with the likelihood of severe t’storms with some of the activity.
Update…
•With this update, adjustments to the placement of severe t’storm probabilities were made to the severe t’storm forecast for today/tonight. These changes were made based on real time data and the latest trends in weather model guidance.
Timing…
•This Morning – Tonight, May 26th.
Location…
•All of Illinois.
Impacts…
•A level 1 to 3 severe t’storm risk is in place across all of Illinois from this morning through tonight for the likelihood of isolated to scattered severe t’storms. Large hail, damaging winds, and a few tornadoes 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+, corridors of widespread/significant wind damage, and hail larger than 2.00”. A complex of showers/t’storms moving across the state on Sunday morning may linger into midday for some areas. Severe t’storms have occurred with this activity across Southern Illinois. In the wake of this first round of activity, a second round of showers/t’storms will develop across the region on Sunday afternoon. This activity will then traverse portions of the state from Sunday afternoon into Sunday night. Severe t’storms will be likely with some of this activity across the state, especially across Southern Illinois.
