04/17/2026
Good morning, everyone. We are getting ready to head west into eastern Iowa today. There is currently a enhanced risk for severe weather. An elevated risk for EF-3+ tornadoes is possible in eastern Iowa, NW Illinois, and SW Wisconsin. Accompanying the tornado risk, hail the size of baseball, to softball size will be possible also. Later today, storms will grow quickly upscale, and become a large squall line. This squall line will be producing wind gust anywhere from 60-90 MPH, along with a QLCS tornado threat. Some hail will also be mixing in with the line as well. The line will eventually weaken as it moves through Michigan, and Indiana tonight.