Severe threat ending across northern Illinois, Scattered showers and thunderstorms will continue

 

The viewing area is currently severe thunderstorm and tornado warning free as the severe threat has decreased quite a bit locally. However, FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS remain in effect for Stephenson, Winnebago, Boone, Jo Daviess, Carroll, Green and Rock counties until either late Wednesday night or early Thursday morning. This is following not only the heavy rainfall many experienced Tuesday night, but the additional rainfall we received tonight.

Thankfully, the thunderstorms tonight are a little more progressive than the storms Tuesday but steady to heavy rain will continue for the next couple of hours, impacting areas that have already experienced a significant amount of rainfall.

Scattered showers will continue through early Thursday before drying out by mid to late morning. We get a break from the active weather Thursday, but it is set to return Friday afternoon and evening ahead of an even stronger cold front that'll finally bring an end to our very rainy and stormy pattern.