We have activated a Bureau of Meteorology warning for Thursday evening, warning of the possibility of severe thunderstorms. The storm may produce some scattered strong winds, isolated large hail, and a low risk of brief tornadoes.
The storm will develop westward over Missouri and Arkansas this afternoon and spread eastward into our area tonight. A few isolated supercells are possible during the evening hours, but the main threat will be a strand or series of storms moving eastward through the area. Storms will break out over SEMO and SIL as early as 4 to 7 p.m., then later tonight, possibly after 10 p.m., a series of storms will move into Kentucky and Tennessee, with the severe weather threat creeping in around midnight weaken. While severe storms are possible anywhere in the region, SEMO and S IL are at the highest risk. The storm there will have more fuel to draw from, and the storm is likely to weaken as it moves east into the night.
Be sure to enable the WPSD Radar app with notifications tonight so you can be alerted if warnings are issued in your area.
