Round of strong storms possible Tuesday morning into the afternoon
CBS 58 We had a few strong to severe thunderstorms early Tuesday morning especially near the IL border in Walworth and Kenosha Counties. Loud start to the morning in those areas with tons of lightning, some heavy rain, gusty wind and hail. As of 5 AM most of southeast Wisconsin is fairly dry but a few light showers have been moving through.
Here is a radar image that will update with time:
Another round of strong to severe storms looks very possible from the mid-morning hours Tuesday into the early afternoon. There is some uncertainty as to where the strongest cluster ends up and some weather models have the storms a bit more isolated.
Regardless of who sees the storms, they are likely going to be strong. A Level 3 Enhanced Risk for severe weather is in place to our south in Illinois. Locally, our southern communities, south of I-94, are under a Level 2 Slight Risk with a Level 1 Risk north of there.
Strong wind and flooding will be the main threats with any strong storms that we see in the morning through the early afternoon. Some hail will also be possible but the tornado threat is low.
The exact area of heavy rain will heavily depend on where the strongest storms end up. Right now, that looks like it could be in our southern counties where a quick inch to 1.50" of rain may be possible leading to brief flash flooding. North and south of that area of heavy rain will see lesser rain totals.
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