We saw the hottest day we have seen all year today! A low pressure system is working its way across the midwest right now. The strong cold front associated with this low will be sparking severe thunderstorms along the line. The main threat here being large hail and strong winds in excess of 60 mph, as well as heavy rainfall and dangerous lightning.
The reason for the severe weather is due in part to the strengthening of the low level jet, which has feed plenty of moisture into our area. The daytime heating we have seen is aiding in an unstable airmass as the low pushes further to the East and the cold front slides in behind it. The warm unstable air begins to rise above the cold air mass, thus building up the clouds for thunderstorm development.
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