8-19-18 IN/IL/OH Sunday Update: Isolated pop-up storms expected today…Incoming storm system late tonight through early work week will provide heavy shower/storm risks to the region. I.

8-19-18 IN/IL/OH Sunday Update: Isolated pop-up storms expected today…Incoming storm system late tonight through early work week will provide heavy shower/storm risks to the region. I.

Good Sunday morning/afternoon everyone! High pressure draped just to the northeast of the region is providing tranquil, plentiful sunshine to a vast majority of the region. A few lingering areas of fog can still be noted from satellite imagery, but those patches of fog should erode over the next couple…
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8-19-18 Northern Plains Sunday Update: Areas of showers and storms, heavy at times, will persist across portions of the region through Monday. I.

8-19-18 Northern Plains Sunday Update: Areas of showers and storms, heavy at times, will persist across portions of the region through Monday. I.

Good Sunday morning everyone! A couple distinct areas of morning convection are draped across portions of the Northern Plains as of 8:30am CDT. The first impacting eastern ND, northeastern SD, and northwestern MN. The other hangs back drifting south across western SD. There is also some scattered shower/storm development occurring…
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8-19-18 Central Plains Sunday Update: Locally heavy rains expected across portions of the area to end the weekend…a few strong storms expected in southeast KS & southwest MO this evening. I.

8-19-18 Central Plains Sunday Update: Locally heavy rains expected across portions of the area to end the weekend…a few strong storms expected in southeast KS & southwest MO this evening. I.

Good Sunday morning everyone! Many are waking up to quite a soggy morning across central NE and KS as a shield of heavy rain (remnants of last night's storms in the High Plains) is slowly lifting northeastward through the region. Shown below is a radar loop for the region as…
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8-18-18 KS/NE/SD/ND Afternoon Update: Eying scattered showers/storms, possibly strong, to lift into the High Plains and points further east this afternoon through tonight. I.

8-18-18 KS/NE/SD/ND Afternoon Update: Eying scattered showers/storms, possibly strong, to lift into the High Plains and points further east this afternoon through tonight. I.

Good afternoon again everyone! This update will discuss the strong storm threat across the Western Plains this afternoon into tonight. Shown below is an updated version of the Severe Storm Outlook for today with an attached brief synopsis of what to expect.  Areas of showers and storms will begin to…
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8-18-18 IN/IL/OH Saturday Update: Hit or miss showers/storms expected today…overall nice to end the weekend. Targeting next rains early work week. I.

8-18-18 IN/IL/OH Saturday Update: Hit or miss showers/storms expected today…overall nice to end the weekend. Targeting next rains early work week. I.

Good Saturday morning everyone! Rainfall over the last 24 hours remained mostly scattered across the region with a bit more widespread coverage noted across northern OH. The heaviest rains set-up along and just south of I-70 in southern IL and southwest IN where 1-2" rainfall amounts were common in some…
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8-18-18 Northern Plains Saturday Update: An approaching frontal boundary will provide shower and storm risks this afternoon through Monday morning. I.

8-18-18 Northern Plains Saturday Update: An approaching frontal boundary will provide shower and storm risks this afternoon through Monday morning. I.

Good Saturday morning everyone! A majority of the region remains quiet as of 8am CDT with just a few stray showers clipping the far northern portions of the region along the US/Canadian border. These showers will continue to lift eastward through the remainder of the morning. The bigger story will…
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8-18-18 Central Plains Saturday Update: Active pattern commences later today with sct’d strong storms expected across the Western Plains…shower/storm activity pushes eastward into Sunday. I.

8-18-18 Central Plains Saturday Update: Active pattern commences later today with sct’d strong storms expected across the Western Plains…shower/storm activity pushes eastward into Sunday. I.

Good Saturday morning everyone! We are watching the threat for some strong thunderstorms today across the High Plains as another upper-level low digs into the region. A surface cold front will accompany this low and track into the Western Plains late today as well. Scattered showers and storms, possibly strong…
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8-17-18 IN/IL/OH Evening Update: Sct’d showers/storms continue across the region through this evening…Hit or miss storms expected across the eastern areas Saturday. I.

8-17-18 IN/IL/OH Evening Update: Sct’d showers/storms continue across the region through this evening…Hit or miss storms expected across the eastern areas Saturday. I.

Good evening everyone! We are currently tracking scattered showers and storms across the OHV as of 5pm EDT. Dew points along with precipitable water values remain quite high at this time, resulting in ample moisture for storms to work with along and ahead of a frontal boundary. This has lead…
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