Potential Severe Weather Forecast for Thursday, March 31

March comes in like a lion and goes out like a... Tasmanian devil? This morning, we were alerted that there was a Slight Risk for severe weather tomorrow but it looks like the threat is growing.

From the National Weather Service in Paducah:

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST INDIANA...WESTERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI.

DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT.
THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY TONIGHT
ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM CARBONDALE ILLINOIS TO MAYFIELD
KENTUCKY. THE MAIN CONCERNS WILL BE LARGE HAIL, DAMAGING WINDS,
AND LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL.

DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM MOUNT VERNON ILLINOIS, TO CARBONDALE, TO CAPE GIRARDEAU MISSOURI TO DEXTER. THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK FOR SEVERE STORMS WEST OF THIS LINE. THE PRIMARY CONCERNS WILL BE LARGE HAIL, DAMAGING WINDS, AND POSSIBLY A FEW TORNADOES, ALONG WITH LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL.

A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS FORECAST MONDAY NIGHT FOR SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND THE ENTIRE PURCHASE AREA OF WEST KENTUCKY. AT THIS TIME...SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY NEEDED TONIGHT ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
AND SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS, AND ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION ON THURSDAY.