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9:44pm:  Severe Thunderstorm Warning extended for Winnebago, Boone, DeKalb and now includes McHenry Co. until 10:30pm.  There are two storms that we're watching.  The first one was located just south of Belvidere and the second was just northwest of DeKalb.  Both have very strong wind gusts with them and the possibility of large hail.

9:40pm:  Watching more storms as they continue to develop to the west/southwest

9:15pm:  Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Southern Boone, Southeast Winnebago, Northwest DeKalb and Northeast Ogle County until 9:45pm.  Rockford and Belvidere are included in the warning.  Hail and 60mph winds are possible.

8:55pm Update:  Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Ogle County until 9:30pm.  The storm is currently near Forreston and moving to the east towards Bryon, Stillman Valley, Leaf River and Davis Junction.  Look for hail, possibly quarter size, gusty winds and heavy rain.  9:10pm: Severe Thunderstorm Warning continues for Ogle county with 1.50" hail possible.

8:15pm Update:  Lightning and heavy rain can be expected as these storms continue to roll through

7:50pm Update:  New Tornado Watch issued for Southern Iowa and Northern Missouri until 2am.  Thunderstorms are expected to develop along the warm front as it moves into the watch area.  Will continue to monitor the storms through the night.


7:20pm Update:  Showers and storms will continue to lift off to the east/northeast this evening ahead of the warm front.  A few of the storms that have moved through have produced pea/penny sized hail.  There is a Severe Thunderstorm Warning in Eastern Iowa for Dubuque County that might need some watching as it moves in Western Jo Daviess county.  Although, it does look like it is weakening a bit.  Still looking at storms along the I-88 corridor that could produce hail as they move to north/northeast. Look for storms to continue to move through this evening and overnight as the warm front lifts to the north.  Strong wind and hail will continue to remain the primary threat. 


Just wanted to give you a quick update on the weather this afternoon.  The National Weather Service in the Quad Cities has issued a Flash Flood Watch for the counties of Jo Daviess, Stephenson, Carroll and Whiteside counties beginning tonight and lasting through Tuesday night.  Elevated thunderstorms are beginning to develop well north of the warm front in central and south-central Iowa this afternoon and as a result a Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued.  Dew points are still rather dry - we've dropped into the upper 30s this afternoon.   A few elevated storms will continue to move into the WTVO viewing area within the next couple of hours.  Not anticipating anything severe from those, maybe pea sized hail, but as the front lifts north this evening, storms will become more likely and continue into the overnight with hail and strong winds being the primary threat.  The reason why the National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Watch is because some of the storms will have the potential to "train" or continue moving over one spot producing heavy rainfall.  We'll continue to monitor things as the afternoon progresses.   Be sure to keep checking back for the latest!