NEW: Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued for Parts of the Area

Severe Thunderstorm Watch canceled for Lee and DeKalb counties. 

The severe threat has pretty much ended for much of northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin, although there will still be a few showers and perhaps an isolated storm through the evening.  Most of the severe weather remain north in Wisconsin with numerous reports of wind damage and power outages.

The severe thunderstorm watch has been canceled for most except for Lee and DeKalb counties.

NEW: Severe Thunderstorm Warning for southeast Lee County and DeKalb County until 6:15pm. The storm is located over Paw Paw and moving east at 15 mph. Wind gust to 60 mph and quarter sized hail possible.



 5:50pm Update: Thunderstorms continue to bubble up over DeKalb, Lee and Ogle counties, likely a result of an outflow boundary that came through earlier in the evening.  While not severe at the moment, these storms will be capable of heavy rain and strong winds possibly up to 50 mph.





 
5:20pm Update: Half inch hail and wind gusts to 50 mph possible with the storm moving into Boone County

NEW: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued for Rock and northwest Walworth counties.  Storms moving through Green County continues to move east & is capable of 60 mph wind gusts and small hail.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for Stephenson, Jo Daviess, Carroll and Green counties until 7pm Thursday evening.  A line of thunderstorms continue to move east/southeast from Minnesota into Wisconsin Thursday afternoon.  The overall line has weakened slightly but will be moving into an environment that has quite a bit of energy and instability.  While a couple severe thunderstorm warnings are present, it's possible this line could re-intensify as it moves into southern Wisconsin and far northern Illinois.  If so large hail, damaging winds and very heavy rain would be the primary concerns.

Most of the storm activity will remain along and north of Highway 20, however, further development southward is possible as storms move into southwest Wisconsin.