Thursday, March 11, 2010

Springtime Thunderstorms Dump Localized Heavy Rain... Showers Diminishing

Temperatures hit 60 degrees again this afternoon with a warm surge, and some sunshine in advance of a cold front moving across northwestern Illinois. A narrow band of heavy rain showers developed across Winnebago county with some lightning strikes. It was slow moving and produced 3/4" hail in Loves Park around 5:30 pm, and cause some street flooding in Machesney Park with up to 3" of rain reported. There could still be some showers scattered across the area. It will be quiet for the rest of the night with some patchy fog and drizzle over northwestern Illinois, and some DENSE FOG ovenight through the morning hours over southern Wisconsin. Another disturbance could scatter more showers across the Stateline on Friday afternoon. It will be cooler with highs in the low 50's The next disturbance rotating around the large low over the midwest will bring rain back in the Stateline on Friday night continuing through Saturday. Finally on Sunday the showers will come to an end as high pressure over the northern plains slowly takes control of our weather early next week.
by Meteorologist
Eric Nefstead

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