00:00We have towering cumulus beginning to form near this warm frontal zone right now in northern Illinois.
00:06We're watching two areas for a potential initiation just to the north of Bloomington, Indiana, and also to the southeast
00:12of Davenport, Iowa.
00:14I bet that both areas will likely initiate supercells through this afternoon and the evening hours.
00:20And the warm front is getting pushed to the south by the influence of Lake Michigan right now further east
00:25in northeastern Illinois.
00:26But I expect that warm front to stall out as the low-level jet begins to increase.
00:31You can hear the southeasterly surface winds ripping in this warm frontal zone.
00:35Surface temperature near 80 degrees, dew point in the mid-60s right now.
00:39So there is extreme instability along into the south of this warm frontal zone across northern Illinois.
00:45And the tornado watch is coming very soon if it's not out already.
00:48Definitely a dangerous late afternoon and especially evening is expected along this warm frontal zone.
00:54And you can start to see these towering cumulus begin to organize and bubble over the top of my head
01:00right now.
01:01So these are going to gradually mature into supercell storms.
01:03And those that are able to interact with the warm frontal zone will have the potential of producing strong to
01:09potentially violent tornadoes through this evening.
01:12Definitely stay tuned to those severe weather watches and warnings because this tornado event is about to begin here along
01:18the warm frontal zone in northern Illinois.
01:20All right.
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