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Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain Across the Southern and Eastern US; Heat and Fire Weather Concerns in the West

Showers and thunderstorms are expected across the southern and eastern US this week, with heavy rain and localized flooding, particularly near the Gulf Coast. Monsoonal moisture will bring rain and potential flooding to parts of the Southwest. Heat and fire weather threats will continue to impact the West. Read More >

Overview

An increasingly unstable airmass combined with an upper-level trough to produce isolated to scattered severe thunderstorms across northeast and east-central Illinois and northwest Indiana during the late afternoon and early evening of May 9th, 2018. Sporadic wind damage was reported across 1) the western suburbs and north side of Chicago and 2) east-central Illinois into northwest Indiana.

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Radar loop from 4pm - 8pm CDT May 9th, 2018.
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