Darren Leeds

It turned out to be a pretty nice Spring day across the region. Almost everybody saw temperatures back in the low-mid 60s on Thursday afternoon. #cILwx #ILwx #SpringWeather #AprilWeather #Mild #Sunny https://t.co/ssUkIaLyDz https://t.co/hpRTMNjf7j https://t.co/7NdF7vWCtV

A few severe thunderstorms are popping up in far southern Illinois and the southeastern corner of Missouri. We're watching the clump of cells moving through Iowa and the Quincy area, which look like they'll push into our Central Illinois counties. A few of these could reach https://t.co/bjo54MvOj0

Once the showers clear out tonight, we'll get a brief window of dry and calm weather. The next frontal system coming out of the Dakotas will bring some scattered thunderstorms back for Thursday afternoon and evening. I don't anticipate severe weather this time for our region, https://t.co/7LLHesNBO7

National Weather Service offices have confirmed 43 tornadoes in the state of Illinois so far in 2025. Most of our tornadoes have been around Central and Southern Illinois. The majority of them were rated as EF1 tornadoes with a few reaching EF2 strength. I haven't mapped every https://t.co/5eCsGPK0tW

Another round of rain will move through on Wednesday. Showers will be light, lasting from mid-morning through early afternoon. Accumulation will be light, around 0.10-0.25" for the Central Illinois region. #cILwx #ILwx #Rain #HeavyRain #AprilWeather #SpringWeather https://t.co/iusDgo39Fs

April has gotten off to a wet start for Central Illinois. These are our numbers for Springfield: We're almost 2.5 times our monthly average, and I've got another round of light rain on Wednesday. After last week's rainfall, this week's drought monitor update should be promising. https://t.co/Oc62pjtAGJ

FLASH FLOOD: A Flash Flood Warning is in effect until Apr 05 4:15AM EDT. Stay alert to flooded roads. Don't drive through standing water. Turn Around, Don't Drown. Tune into FOX Illinois for more information. https://t.co/hAnHRZplXE

Rain totals as of 9:15 PM have already reached more than 2" in some locations of Central Illinois. Heavy rain will continue this evening before tapering off early Saturday morning. We'll get another wave of moderate to heavy showers Saturday afternoon. #cILwx #ILwx #Rain https://t.co/CdBg0lHpBL

FLASH FLOOD: A Flash Flood Warning is in effect until Apr 05 1:15AM EDT. Stay alert to flooded roads. Don't drive through standing water. Turn Around, Don't Drown. Tune into FOX Illinois for more information. https://t.co/E82WTHJNPi

With a very active start to our severe weather season in Central Illinois and already 18 confirmed tornadoes in our county area, let's talk about tornado safety and how tornadoes are given their ratings. The EF Scale (Enhanced Fujita) rates tornadoes based on wind speed and https://t.co/izpRkTD7u6

A Flood (FL) Watch has been issued for parts of Central Illinois until 4/08 5:48AM CDT. Be alert for rapidly changing weather conditions. Tune into FOX Illinois for more information. https://t.co/XaAnzU5tBK

FLASH FLOOD: A Flash Flood Warning is in effect until Apr 04 10:45PM CDT. Stay alert to flooded roads. Don't drive through standing water. Turn Around, Don't Drown. Tune into FOX Illinois for more information. https://t.co/FzzrClzQnx

FLASH FLOOD: A Flash Flood Warning is in effect until Apr 05 12:15AM CDT. Stay alert to flooded roads. Don't drive through standing water. Turn Around, Don't Drown. Tune into FOX Illinois for more information. https://t.co/MTfFVjb7eB

RT @CPritch19: 1.6 Inches Of Rain in Staunton Illinois. Main Street was starting to flood a little bit. @NWSStLouis @KristenRCornett @scott…

The Flood Watch has been expanded across most of the region today and remains in effect through Saturday night. Some areas could receive between 2-5" of rain by the time the weekend wraps up. The rain will intensify late this evening (mainly after 5 PM) and then we'll get a https://t.co/6JC53jXmv7

A storm survey team confirmed today that an EF1 tornado touched down in Effingham County southeast of Altamont on Wednesday evening. The tornado was on the ground for roughly 3 minutes with a path length of 2.5 miles. Peak wind speeds were estimated at 105 MPH. #cILwx #ILwx https://t.co/RjUCqWicE2

Here are the various warnings National Weather Service offices issued across the country yesterday and last night. The NWS said yesterday ranked 3rd in the all-time volume of warnings for a single event. #cILwx #ILwx #Storms #Thunderstorms #SevereWeather #Hail #DamagingWinds https://t.co/J2dLcREPRz