ST. LOUIS (KMOX/AP) - Severe storms that could produce hail and damaging winds are expected in the St. Louis area, Wednesday afternoon and into the evening.
The National Weather Service has issued a
severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for numerous counties across Missouri and Illinois until 10 p.m. tonight.
A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for parts of Illinois and Missouri until 10 PM CDT pic.twitter.com/J4bXpqjIUj
— NWS Severe Tstorm (@NWSSevereTstorm)
June 5, 2019 As communities continue to fight floodwater from area rivers, thunderstorms will become likely by 2 p.m. through 10 p.m. tonight. Some storms may be severe, capable of large hail and damaging winds, especially for areas near and north of Interstate 70 during the late afternoon and evening hours.
Threat of severe thunderstorms this afternoon and evening have increased. Damaging wind gusts, large hail, frequent lightning and heavy downpours expected. Have a plan this evening if you have outdoor activities. #stlwx #mowx #ilwx pic.twitter.com/5KFXWrbYTw
— NWS St. Louis (@NWSStLouis)
June 5, 2019 Keep an--️to the sky this afternoon and evening as @NWSStLouis is expecting explosive thunderstorm ⛈️ development along and ahead of a slow moving cold front. Large hail and damaging wind gusts are expected with severe storms. #stlwx #mowx #ilwx pic.twitter.com/qihQ8jNB4R
— NWS St. Louis (@NWSStLouis)
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Illinois state climate experts say Illinois had the third wettest May on record and it was the sixth-consecutive month with above-average rainfall.
The Illinois State Climatologist Office says preliminary average statewide precipitation during May was 8.4 inches (21.3 centimeters), 3.8 inches (9.7 centimeters) above the long-term average. The office says nearly the entire state had above-average precipitation for the month. A gauge in Dallas City along the Mississippi River in western Illinois registered the highest precipitation total for May at 14.75 inches (37.5 centimeters).
An area that stretches from Quincy and the Quad Cities east to Peoria had the most precipitation in the state, with seven rain gauges having 13 inches (33 centimeters) or more of rainfall during May.
Chicago had its wettest May on record at 8.25 inches (20.1 centimeters) of precipitation. That beats the previous record of 8.21 inches (20.9 centimeters) last May.
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