Isolated severe storms remain possible Monday evening

 [11:00PM] Storms are exiting out of the area to the East as of 11PM, allowing conditions to dry out overnight. Behind a cold front, winds will turn to the West, gusting near 25 mph at times. This front will also bring in much cooler air by morning with temperatures pushing into the mid/upper 40s.

[10:00PM] The last of the isolated storms have now pushed East of I-39. While these storms are still not severe, they have continued to produce lightning and pockets of heavy rain. A few instances of gusty winds may be possible. Storms will clear Eastern McHenry County after 11PM.

[8:00PM] This thunderstorm in Eastern Jo Daviess County is not severe, but is capable of producing 50 mph wind gusts and penny sized hail as it moves to the East at around 30 mph. This storm will move near Freeport within the next 20 minutes.

[7:00PM] Scattered thunderstorms continue to progress to the Northeast and will move across the Stateline through 9PM. At the moment, neither area of storms is severe, but both are producing pockets of lightning and heavy rain. If storms intensify any, gusty winds and small hail may also be possible, but severe threats do not appear imminent at this time.

[5:40PM] Thunderstorms in Iowa are beginning to perk up a little bit with an isolated severe storm near Cedar Rapids. Additional storms are also forming along I-80 and pushing Northeast. Scattered storms will remain possible through 8-9PM. Still watching for a lower-end risk for damaging winds and hail within the strongest storms locally.

[4:30PM] The atmosphere is trying to destabilize after the morning round of storms came through. Much better instability is fueling severe warned storms mainly South of I-74, while storm coverage will gradually increase locally through 5-6PM.

Strongest storms may be able to produce gusty winds and small hail, with a relatively lower severe risk. Not out of the woods entirely but heading in the right direction! Last of the storms will exit the area after 9PM, as temperatures fall back to the mid-40s tonight.