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Showers and a few thunderstorms are expected to continue through this evening. It will be more on than off - but the kind of rain that will get you wet running to the car! Locally heavy rain and some briefly gusty winds are possible.

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A Dense Fog Advisory has been issued for southern Illinois, southeast Missouri, and the Purchase Area of west Kentucky until 9 AM this morning. Areas of dense fog will reduce visibilities to a quarter mile or less.

Widespread showers and thunderstorms will push through the region today and exit the area overnight.
Localized heavy rainfall will be possible throughout the region. Above normal temperatures the next 7 days.

On this date in Weather History: An F3 tornado struck Hopkinsville, KY back on April 29, 1963. Meanwhile, way back in 1909 an F4 tornado hit southern Illinois.

On this date in Weather History: Several tornado events occurred on April 30 in previous years, including an F4 that struck southern Illinois back in 1940. Meanwhile, the St. Francis River at Patterson, MO experienced their highest crest on record back on April 30, 2017.

Happy Monday morning from NWS Paducah! Looks like we had a pretty good frost here with a morning low of 35 degrees. Did you have frost in your town? Let us know if you did. Have a great day!

We appreciate the opportunity to meet and further strengthen our collaboration with National Weather Service forecast offices serving Missouri:
National Weather ServiceStLouis 's Kevin Deitsch
National Weather ServiceSpringfield's Steve Runnels,
National Weather ServiceKansasCity John Kurtz &
National Weather ServicePaducah's Christine Wielgos & Steve Eddy
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On this date in Weather History: Severe thunderstorms produced 8 tornadoes, including 3 F3’s, back on April 28, 2002.

Yesterday we took a break from forecasting and instead shared and learned from each other in a seasonal-readiness training day. It was a rare time ALL of our staff were together. We are so proud of that!🙌

Thank you NWS Paducah, KY for handling our forecast yesterday! 🤝 #IAwx #KYwx

It will be warm through the week, with some locations reaching the upper 80s for highs Wednesday and Thursday. Showers and thunderstorms will move east into southeast Missouri Thursday afternoon and then spread over the entire region Thursday night and Friday.

Showers and thunderstorms move into Southeast Missouri late this evening, with the line progressing eastward through the night. A few storms in SEMO may be strong but severe weather potential will be on a declining trend before the line arrives. Locally heavy rain is possible.

On this date in Weather History: April 24 was an active day in previous years. Past events included strong tornadoes in 2002 and 1970, an intense macroburst in 2010 (weather.gov/media/pah/Top1…), and an extremely rare late season snowstorm in 1910 (weather.gov/pah/SnowApr24-…).

A weak cold front will bring the next chance of rain late Tuesday into Tuesday night. The pattern then turns unsettled and unseasonably warm Friday through the weekend with daily chances of storms.

Rain chances accompany a cold front's passage tonight, and return again over the weekend. Seasonal spring-time temperatures will warm into the 80s and 60s by week's end.

While the weather pattern will be unsettled through the weekend, the daylight hours on Saturday and Sunday look to be fairly dry and unseasonably warm. The greatest risk for rain holds off until Sunday night into Monday as a cold front slowly approaches.

While scattered showers and thunderstorms will be possible tonight through the weekend, the majority of the daytime hours on Saturday and Sunday look dry. The highest chance for rain and heavier rainfall amounts looks to hold off until Sunday night and into Monday.

On this date in Weather History: F3 tornadoes impacted the region back on April 27 in 2002 and 1971.