Stormy weather, more heavy rains beginning tonight

[May 08, 2013]  The Lincoln office of the National Weather Service released the following weather outlook at 5:30 a.m. Wednesday for the counties of Champaign, Christian, Coles, DeWitt, Douglas, Edgar, Logan, Macon, McLean, Moultrie, Piatt, Sangamon, Shelby and Vermilion in central and east-central Illinois:

Wednesday and Wednesday night

Scattered thunderstorms will be possible after midnight Wednesday. No severe weather is expected.

Thursday through Tuesday

Scattered thunderstorms will occur over the area Thursday into Thursday night. A few of the storms will be capable of producing strong winds. In addition, heavy rainfall will be possible with some of the stronger thunderstorms, with a few locations seeing over an inch of rain by Thursday night.

There will be a chance for thunderstorms on Friday as a frontal boundary shifts south of the area.

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Graphical depiction:
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/wxstory.php?site=ilx 

For updates, check http://www.crh.noaa.gov/ilx/.

[Text from National Weather Service, Lincoln office]