Wet Thursday, but things dry out for the weekend; upper 70s in the forecast
Torrential rainfall pummels sections of the Gulf Coast Wednesday with flooding downpours
Wednesday rainfall totals:
Active storms across the Gulf Coast produces scores of severe weather reports logged by the Storm Prediction Center
Tracking the area of low pressure moving north which will bring the next chance for showers Thursday into early Friday; heaviest rains to track east of Chicago
Extended period of gusty winds likely—passing 30 mph at times Thursday, and especially Friday
Heaviest rainfall forecast to fall well south and east of Chicago bringing a threat of some flooding in portions of northern Indiana.
Thursday severe weather focuses on Ohio, including a rather high assessment for tornadoes
Thursday severe outlook
Thursday tornado probability
Tuesday marked the 9th anniversary of the tragic April 9, 2015 EF4 tornado. Peak tornado season in Illinois is April through June.
WGN’s Very Own Tom Skilling tells us:
We marked the tragic 9th anniversary of the horrific April 9, 2015 EF4 (200 mph wind-generating) Rochelle, IL tornado Tuesday—a twister responsible for 2 deaths and 22 injuries. The twister touched down at 6:39 pm in the evening then roared along a 30 mile path through until dissipating at 7:20 pm that evening. It’s 41 minute life span took it across a swath of DeKalb, Ogle and Boone Counties. The damage this storm produced was extensive and amounted to $19-million.
From the National Weather Service:
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On April 8, 2024, millions of Americans saw day turn temporarily to night as the Moon passed between the Sun and Earth to create a total solar eclipse.
The Moon’s shadow was cast over North America, from the Pacific coast of Mexico, through Texas, and over the Great Lakes and crossing the Atlantic coast of Newfoundland, Canada. Watch this video from NASA of the shadow sweeping over earth:
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