Once again we will be flirting with the potential for severe weather locally, but the threat this time around should remain well to the south of the area. Locally, a Father's Day Sunday Soaker is in the forecast. Areas generally along/south of Highway 30 are looking primed for a heavy rain event. The HRRR (above) is indicating rainfall totals of 1-2" for the southern half of Iowa through 7 a.m. Monday. Moderate the heavy rain moves in after sunrise Sunday as the leading edge

INTENSE STORMS FOR PARTS OF THE MIDWEST WEDNESDAY An outbreak of severe thunderstorms is expected from portions of central Illinois into Indiana on Wednesday. Intense tornadoes, swaths of damaging wind gusts to 80 mph and hail greater than 2 inches in diameter is expected. The most significant severe weather should remain just east/southeast of my local area from central Illinois into EC Indiana where a level 4 risk of 5, is currently indicated by the Storm Prediction Center.