Last week at this time I was promoting a a multi-day rainfall event that I felt had the potential to be quite significant with most areas seeing 2-5 inches of rain, locally more (7" plus) in the heaviest band. Models did a good job showing the excessive rain potential but struggled until midweek to determine where the heaviest amounts would occur. As it turned out, the stationary boundary (ring of fire) laid out over southern Iowa into central Illinois and Indiana from Tuesda

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While severe weather potential continues Tuesday, we are seeing the strong storm threat is trending down thanks to morning showers and storms that would inhibit instability for the afternoon and evening waves. High resolution model guidance including the HRRR an RRFS show scattered showers and storms Tuesday morning persisting through the early afternoon. Gusty storms and small hail are possible, but organized severe weather does not appear likely. Officially, the Storm Preci

It has been quite the stretch of active weather across the region and we're finally getting a well-deserved break to start off the week. Aside from a stray shower or storm Sunday, most of your Sunday and Monday will be dry with decreasing humidity behind a cold front. Monday, in fact, will be beautiful with sunshine and seasonal temperatures with low humidity. Just in the last three days a widespread area of 2-4" extends from eastern Iowa into northern and central Illinois, w

An active week of weather is forecast across the Upper Midwest with low confidence on exact timing and placement of storms, but higher confidence in storms in the region. A Level 1 to 2 of 5 risk of severe weather covers the region Monday and Tuesday with damaging wind gusts and large hail. MONDAY - Forecast predictions are somewhat nebulous this morning. There will be the possibility of storms popping from eastern Iowa to northern Illinois in the evening hours. Another round