Sat, October 18th – Severe T’Storm Episode – Update #3

Written on 10/18/2025
Illinois Storm Chasers

(11:45PM – Friday, October 17th, 2025) Severe t’storm threat possible on Saturday…

Timing…
•Late Saturday Morning – Early Saturday Night, October 18th.

📍Location…
•Eastern & Southern Illinois.

⚡️Hazard…
•A level 1 severe t’storm threat is in place across portions of Eastern and Southern Illinois, for the threat of isolated severe t’storms. Damaging winds, hail and a tornado or two will be the main threats with activity.

✔️Summary…
•Widespread areas of rain and t’storm activity will spread across the state on Saturday. Of focus will be Eastern and Southern Illinois, in the vicinity of a developing area of low pressure and a cold front. Across this corridor, severe t’storms may be possible with some of this activity.