Watching the Radar

With the warm front running south through southern Illinois, temperatures this morning have had a hard time rising much above the upper 40s this afternoon.  The front will gradually begin to work its way north through the late afternoon/evening hours and into the Great Lakes overnight.  As it does, moisture will continue to stream in across the Mississippi River Valley with showers and thunderstorms becoming more widespread overnight.  There are a couple things we will have to watch as we go through the afternoon.  One, the placement of the front.  There is the potential for heavy rain once again through the overnight and into Thursday morning.  The second, storm development to the south.  If storms fire along the front this afternoon, they may actually take away some of the moisture needed to provide some of the heavier showers overnight.  With the already saturated ground in some parts, especially to the southwest, Flash Flood Watches have been issued for counties just south of the WTVO viewing area.  We'll keep an eye on things this afternoon.  Flood watches may need to be issued as we go into the evening.  Either way, it will be a soggy start to Thursday.