Wed May 1 05:04:32 EDT 2024 Buchanan-Delaware-Dubuque-Benton-Linn-Jones-Jackson-Iowa-Johnson- Cedar-Clinton-Muscatine-Scott-Keokuk-Washington-Louisa-Jefferson- Henry IA-Des Moines-Van Buren-Lee-Jo Daviess-Stephenson-Carroll- Whiteside-Rock Island-Henry IL-Bureau-Putnam-Mercer-Henderson- Warren-Hancock-McDonough-Scotland-Clark- 404 AM CDT Wed May 1 2024 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of north central Illinois...northwest Illinois...west central Illinois...east central Iowa...northeast Iowa...southeast Iowa and northeast Missouri. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT Chances for showers and thunderstorms increase tonight. Lightning is the primary hazard with any storms. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY Showers and thunderstorms are likely Thursday into Thursday night. There is a Marginal risk, or level 1 out of 5 risk for severe weather. There is also a threat for heavy rainfall, which could pose a risk for localized flooding. There is additional chances for showers and storms over the weekend and early next week, however it is too early to determine the severe weather threat. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed today or tonight, but is possible Thursday afternoon and evening. GENERAL STORM MOTION OF THE DAY: Toward the north-northeast at 40 MPH.