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Weather Alert

Weather Alert

...Gusty Thunderstorms with Small Hail and Cold Air Funnel Clouds
through Early Tonight...

Gusty thunderstorms capable of producing cold air funnel clouds
and small hail are forecast through early tonight. These cold air
funnels are developing underneath thunderstorms that are moving
across the area. Underneath these showers...spinning columns of
air that look like tornadoes may continue to develop. These
funnels usually are very brief and rarely touch the ground. If
these funnels do touch down...they most likely will not cause
damage to life or property.

Cold air funnels are due to very cool air aloft...warm moist air
near the ground...and are usually in association with a strong
area of low pressure in the upper levels of the atmosphere. Due to
little or no wind shear...they are usually weak and very brief.

Continuing to track widespread rain chances and flooding

  • Katie Melvin is the Weekend Evening Meteorologist. She's a recent UNC Charlotte graduate where she earned her BS in Meteorology and BA in Mass Media Communication Studies. If you have a weather related story idea, email her at [email protected].

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rainfall 24 hour

WSIL (Carterville) -- The first round of showers moved through early this morning leaving behind an inch or two in our northwestern counties. Now only a few stray thunderstorms remain but nothing severe is expected until later tonight. 

Cloud cover will stay over us through the evening, keeping temperatures cool in the upper 70s, low 80s. 

rain tonight

The second wave of heavy rain and storms that we're tracking will move in around midnight and will stick around through lunchtime tomorrow.

storm threat

Embedded in this line of rain, we may see a few strong storms with damaging winds and hail. The primary focus though continues to be the concern with flash flooding. Southern Illinois is continuing to be the area with the highest concern as 3-5" are possible, with isolated amounts being even higher than that.

rain chances

Tonight won't be our only chance of rain this week as rainfall stays with us through the beginning of the next work week. No other days are trending to be a complete washout but scattered storm chances do hang around. 

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