8-20-18 IA/MO PM Update: Latest on severe threat southeast and lingering rain into tonight. N.

Good Monday afternoon.  As of 12:30PM CDT, scattered showers continue across much of Iowa, with storms starting to develop across southern Missouri.  These storms will continue to grow in intensity as the move across southeast Missouri this afternoon with an increasing severe weather threat.

Be on the lookout for either a severe t’storm or tornado watch to be issued here this afternoon:

Forecast radar from now (noon local time) to 1am tonight shown below.  It appears the model may be a bit slow on the timing vs. reality, but I think it has a good handle on things overall.

Additional rainfall totals through tonight: