Here is where we stand at this point. The air outside is quite muggy as we have plenty of moisture to work with in the atmosphere this morning. The red arrow to the left is what is known as the Low Level Jet. It is a stream of air in the lower levels of the atmosphere that often kicks in at night across the Midwest. Right now this Low Level Jet is fairly strong at 60 miles per hour. This will allow thunderstorms to continue to redevelop across portions of Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin. Our main threat this morning will be brief downpours, small hail, and wind gusts near 40 miles per hour.As I finish this post, I just noticed that a tornado watch has been issued for a section of south-central Illinois between Peoria, Illinois and St. Louis, Missouri. Again, for the most part the severe weather should be to the south of us today. -ADAM
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What about the storm chances this weekend... are they expected to be severe?
Saturday looks like a fairly wet day with your garden variety showers. Sunday and Monday look like days where the atmosphere will be ripe with some stronger storms. The severe threat might be elevated a bit, but it is still a long ways out. -ADAM
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