Severe Weather Threat Tonight

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has already been posted for most of Southern Illinois (except Clay, Richland, Lawrence County) until 1:00 AM CDT. As of right now, a broken line of thunderstorms in Missouri continues to push towards the ESE. They are beginning to weaken, but a more favorable environment will be present once the storms cross the Mississippi River. 20-30 knots of shear and 3,000-5,000 J/KG cape will help the storms out as they move into Illinois. The main threat we these storms will be damaging winds southwest of Evansville. Storm Prediction Center hinting on wind gusts with strongest storms up to 75 MPH. I will analyze tomorrow's severe weather threat in a blog post tomorrow.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch #739 Graphic