(11:45AM – Wednesday, April 17th, 2024) Wednesday midday update on a storm system that will move through the region and bring showers and t’storms, with the potential for severe t’storms, to Central and Southern Illinois from Thursday morning through Thursday night.
Update…
With this update, we have added significant severe t’storm probabilities across Southern Illinois on the severe t’storm forecast for Thursday.
Timing…
•Thursday Morning – Thursday Night, April 18th.
Location…
•Central & Southern Illinois.
Impacts…
•Scattered showers and t’storms will traverse Central and Southern Illinois from Thursday morning through Thursday night.
•A level 1 to 2 severe t’storm risk is in place for the likelihood of isolated to widely scattered severe t’storms.
•Large hail, damaging winds, and isolated tornadoes will be the threats with activity.
•Environmental conditions will be supportive of the occurrence of corridors of widespread wind damage and hail larger than 2.00”.
