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Areas of Severe Thunderstorms and Excessive Rainfall Sunday

Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms may pose a risk for damaging wind gusts over the Carolinas, southeast Virginia, and the Tennessee Valley Sunday afternoon then the northern Plains from late afternoon into Sunday night. Monsoonal thunderstorms may cause locally considerable flash, urban, and small stream flooding in the Southwest U.S. the next few days. Read More >

The State of Illinois has issued an air quality alert for today, due to the wildfire smoke. Minimize outdoor activities, especially for those sensitive groups! Areas of smoke may also impact eastern Iowa today.
Severe thunderstorms are possible Monday, especially in the afternoon and evening. All hazards are possible from these storms. Some storms could be capable of damaging winds in excess of 75 MPH.
The forecast for severe storms continues for Monday and Monday evening. Today is the day before the storm, and a great time to adjust plans, verify your storm shelter, and make sure your phone receives WEA alerts.