(11:00AM – Friday, March 6th, 2026) Severe t’storm threat thru Saturday morning…
⚠️Update…
•With this update, no changes were needed to the going forecast with this update cycle.
⏰Timing…
•Midday Today – Saturday Morning, March 6-7th.
📍Location…
•All of Illinois.
⚡️Hazards…
•A level 1 severe t’storm threat is in place across the entirety of Illinois from midday today through Saturday morning, for the threat of isolated severe t’storms. Large hail, damaging winds and an isolated tornado will be the threats.
✔️Summary…
•As a storm system tracks through the region, additional widespread areas of rain/t’storm activity are expected to continue to traverse the state from midday today through Saturday morning. A severe t’storm threat will be possible with some of this activity across the state during this period.
•In the wake of an initial complex of rain/t’storm activity, which swept across much of Northern and portions of Central Illinois this morning, additional scattered shower/t’storm activity will remain likely across much of Northern and portions of Central Illinois through this afternoon and evening. An isolated severe t’storm threat may exist with this activity for these areas. The next main round of activity will affect areas state-wide, as widespread rain/t’storm develop along/head of an advancing cold front across Iowa and Missouri this afternoon. This activity will then sweep across the state, between later this evening and Saturday morning. A severe t’storm threat will be possible state-wide with this activity.