Severe Thunderstorms in the Southern Plains; Heavy to Excessive Rainfall in South Central Texas

Widespread rain may produce flash flooding across the Southern Plains into the Ozarks today. Numerous instances of flash flooding are expected in south-central Texas, including the Hill Country. There will also be a risk of isolated severe thunderstorms across the southern Plains today, where an instance or two of severe wind, hail, or a brief tornado may occur. Read More >

The Automated Surface Observing System that serves the Coles County Airport near Mattoon (station KMTO) will be impacted by airport maintenance being conducted by the Federal Aviation Administration. During this time, only the altimeter (barometric pressure) will be available to users. The outage is expected to last through at least August 6th.

This will impact the following products:

Hourly weather observation displayed on forecast pages and broadcast on NOAA Weather Radio.
Daily Climate Report
Preliminary Monthly Climate Data
The July Monthly Weather Summary will be missing the last couple days of the month, and the August summary will miss the first several days of that month

Nearby observation sites that can be used:

ILX RSS Feed

Severe Thunderstorms in the Southern Plains; Heavy to Excessive Rainfall in South Central Texas

Observation Outage at Coles County Airport Near Mattoon