Sat-Sun, August 16-17th – Severe T’Storm Episode – Update #2

Written on 08/16/2025
Illinois Storm Chasers

(10:00AM – Saturday, August 16th, 2025) Severe t’storm threat today/tonight…

Timing…
•Saturday Morning – Sunday Morning, August 16-17th.

Location…
•Northern & Eastern/Central Illinois.

Impacts…
•A level 1 severe t’storm threat is in place across portions of Northern and Eastern/Central Illinois, for the threat of isolated severe t’storms. Damaging winds and hail will be the main threats with activity.

Discussion…
•Update: While the overall setup for Saturday/Saturday night is still a bit murky, morning weather guidance and real time observations paint a slightly better picture regarding the potential outcome for the day.
•One or more complexes/clusters of rain/t’storm activity will develop in the region and area today. This activity will then traverse portions of the state, especially Northern and Eastern/Central Illinois, between Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning. Severe t’storms may be possible with some of this activity.