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Tropical Storm Imelda Forms; Another Round of Heavy Rain and Potential Flooding in the Southwest

Tropical Storm Imelda has formed near the Bahamas Sunday afternoon, and continues to bring heavy rainfall. The risk of significant wind impacts from Imelda along the Southeast coast are decreasing. Another round of showers and storms with a heavy rain and flash flood threat will continue in the Southwest through Monday morning. Read More >

Overview

Several thunderstorms developed across much of eastern Iowa and northwest Illinois on the afternoon and early evening of February 8, 2024. Many of these storms had pea to dime size hail. The strongest storms occurred in Jackson County, IA and Jo Daviess, Stephenson, and Putnam counties in IL. Quarter to ping pong ball size fell with the storms in Jackson, Jo Daviess, and Stephenson counties, with the larger hailstones reported near Freeport, IL. A brief tornado developed just south of the Quad Cities County Warning Area in Marshall county and moved into Putnam county. A stronger tornado developed in Wisconsin (NWS Milwaukee recap).

In addition to the storms, record warmth occurred with widespread highs in the 60s and strong gradient winds gusting 35-50 mph.

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Severe Weather Setup Infographic (Link to Image) Record Highs / Warm Lows February 8th Wind Advisory Area (brown)
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