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Good morning! Here are the updated 7-day forecasts: Good morning! A dry day is expected for much of the region, mostly sunny with hot and humid conditions.  A  couple spotty storms in southern Ohio, but main focus for storm chances will be northwest Illinois.  The area is getting clipped with…

Video: http://youtu.be/hn_jR99GBJ0?hd=1 Radar loop over the past 2 hours from 4:30-6:30AM shows the cluster of storms that has developed across northeast Iowa, currently diving due south.   Forecast radar guidance through the morning: Eventually this cluster is going to weaken and fade by time it gets to southeast Iowa.  …

Video: http://youtu.be/XaN1lGDaLz4?hd=1 We'll watch this morning for a storm cluster in northeast Iowa and Wisconsin which the environment suggests this can drop into northwest Illinois this morning before weakening.  Best threat would be in circled area below.   As we head through the day, the cluster north will start to…

Today's video: http://youtu.be/ueDpsBaTjkM?hd=1 24 hour observed rainfall...a few areas getting localized heavy storms for a time ~0.75-1.50"+ as the storm motion was lacking...allowing these to kind of sit and hang around until they weakened: Simple graphic that explains the pattern ahead into early / mid next week...most of the moisture…

Good Thursday afternoon!  Taking a look at radar estimated observed rainfall in the past 24 hours. The majority of the IA has stayed dry with most of the northern third picking up over half an inch of rain.  Some of what is falling currently in N Iowa is not being…