Through noon today...showers and thunderstorms will continue to develop and move southeast across the quad state area. Some storms have a history of producing torrential rains with localized flooding reported in southern Illinois. Some communities that may be affected by the storms include New Madrid Missouri...Mount Vernon...annna...the Rend Lake recreational area...Harrisburg and Carmi Illinois...Fort Branch and Evansville Indiana...as well as Mayfield...Madisonville and the Land Between The Lakes recreational area in Kentucky. Hourly rainfall amounts will range from a couple hundredths of an inch in the light showers...up to as much as 1.5 inches per hour where torrential rains may occur.
Showers and thunderstorms in the morning...then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.
Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 5 mph in the evening becoming calm after midnight.
Sunday
Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 5 mph.
Monday
Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Southeast winds 5 mph in the morning shifting to the northwest in the afternoon.
