8-5-18 IN/IL/OH Sunday Update: A weakening line approaches northern IL this morning…pulse-type storms expected elsewhere this afternoon. Storm activity builds again in northern IL tonight into tomorrow.
05
Aug
By Chief Meteorologist Michael Clark

8-5-18 IN/IL/OH Sunday Update: A weakening line approaches northern IL this morning…pulse-type storms expected elsewhere this afternoon. Storm activity builds again in northern IL tonight into tomorrow.

Good Sunday morning everyone! This morning will prove to be slightly more active than yesterday at this time as I am watching a weakening cluster of storms work their way east out of IA into northwest IL as of 9:15am EDT. A thin, broken line of showers have also developed in the…
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8-5-18 Central Plains Sunday Update: Tracking a cluster of storms over IA this morning…additional strong storms likely this afternoon through tonight across NE/IA. I.
05
Aug
By Chief Meteorologist Michael Clark

8-5-18 Central Plains Sunday Update: Tracking a cluster of storms over IA this morning…additional strong storms likely this afternoon through tonight across NE/IA. I.

Good Sunday morning everyone! An active morning has evolved over portions of IA as an MCS (Mesoscale Convection System) developed over the far northwestern portions of the state. Since then it has took a dive towards the southeast, currently impacting locations in central/northeast IA as of 6:40am CDT. Over the…
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8-4-18 MN/ND/SD/NE/IA PM Update: Tracking isolated/widely scattered storm chances through early Sunday morning with a few storms becoming strong. I.
04
Aug
By Chief Meteorologist Michael Clark

8-4-18 MN/ND/SD/NE/IA PM Update: Tracking isolated/widely scattered storm chances through early Sunday morning with a few storms becoming strong. I.

Good afternoon everyone! This post will discuss new details in regards to this afternoon/evening's severe weather threat. Convection is still ongoing across portions of central IA with slightly heavier rainfall occurring in eastern MN as of 12:35pm CDT. A vast majority of NE and all of SD has since cleared…
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8-4-18 IN/IL/OH Saturday Update: Spotty storm coverage continues through the weekend with warmer weather on the rise as well. I.
04
Aug
By Chief Meteorologist Michael Clark

8-4-18 IN/IL/OH Saturday Update: Spotty storm coverage continues through the weekend with warmer weather on the rise as well. I.

Good Saturday morning everyone! It is quite the pleasant morning out there across the OHV with only an isolated cumulus deck hanging on along the Ohio River.  Some upper-level cirrus clouds are also working in from the west across western/northern IL associated with convection in IA. I expect this quiet/pleasant…
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8-4-18 Central Plains Saturday Update: Shower/storm risks continue through the remainder of the weekend, especially northern areas…warmth persists south of rains. I.
04
Aug
By Chief Meteorologist Michael Clark

8-4-18 Central Plains Saturday Update: Shower/storm risks continue through the remainder of the weekend, especially northern areas…warmth persists south of rains. I.

Good Saturday morning everyone! A swath of broken showers with embedded heavier rain is lifting northeastward in western IA/far eastern NE southward into portions of central KS as of 8:20am CDT. These are the remnants of last night's storms that affected the Western Plains.  By the time we arrive towards…
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8-4-18 Northern Plains Saturday Update: Sct’d strong storms possible this afternoon/evening in the eastern Dakotas/western MN…another wave of rain expected Sunday. I.
04
Aug
By Chief Meteorologist Michael Clark

8-4-18 Northern Plains Saturday Update: Sct’d strong storms possible this afternoon/evening in the eastern Dakotas/western MN…another wave of rain expected Sunday. I.

Good Saturday morning everyone! Most of last night's storm activity has exited the region with scattered showers/storms persisting across central ND as of 6:30am CDT. The remnants of the storms from the Central Plains have worked northeastward into far eastern SD and southern MN. The last area we are watching…
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8-3-18 Northern Plains Evening Update: Tracking areas of showers/storms across portions of the area with more sct’d storms expected heading into tomorrow. I.
03
Aug
By Chief Meteorologist Michael Clark

8-3-18 Northern Plains Evening Update: Tracking areas of showers/storms across portions of the area with more sct’d storms expected heading into tomorrow. I.

Good evening! This post discusses recent model trends for this evening and additional strong to severe storm chances heading into tomorrow. An uptick in storm activity has occurred in the last few hours in west-central MN. This comes in slightly earlier than originally thought. New model guidance is having a…
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8-3-18 IN/IL/OH Evening Update: Spotty showers/storms continue this evening and again tomorrow afternoon…patchy fog possible over portions of the area tomorrow morning. I.
03
Aug
By Chief Meteorologist Michael Clark

8-3-18 IN/IL/OH Evening Update: Spotty showers/storms continue this evening and again tomorrow afternoon…patchy fog possible over portions of the area tomorrow morning. I.

Good evening everyone! A weakening frontal boundary continues to drift southward across the area and with it a few spotty showers/storms have developed in portions of central IN into central OH as of 5:30pm EDT. These are the areas that will continue to have isolated shower/storm risks (coverage ~15%) through…
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8-3-18 Central Plains PM Update: Eyeing storm development in the Western Plains over the next few hours…A few storms may become severe. I.
03
Aug
By Chief Meteorologist Michael Clark

8-3-18 Central Plains PM Update: Eyeing storm development in the Western Plains over the next few hours…A few storms may become severe. I.

Good afternoon everyone! A band of showers and embedded storms are tracking northeast across portions of the NE panhandle as of 2:25pm CDT while brilliant sunshine is being observed elsewhere across the rest of the area.  Calm weather across western KS into central NE won't last long as upper-level energy…
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8-3-18 Northern Plains PM Update: Additional sct’d showers/storms expected to fire this afternoon into tonight with a few becoming severe. I.
03
Aug
By Chief Meteorologist Michael Clark

8-3-18 Northern Plains PM Update: Additional sct’d showers/storms expected to fire this afternoon into tonight with a few becoming severe. I.

Good afternoon everyone! We are currently tracking a broken swath of showers and storms stretching from north-central SD into southeast ND eastward through central MN as of 1:15pm CDT. A warm front lifting through the region is the culprit for the activity in these regions with activity likely to continue…
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