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Here are the Key Messages for Hurricane Idalia for the Tuesday am advisory. #Idalia is expected to intensify into an extremely dangerous major hurricane before landfall along the west coast or Big Bend region of Florida. More: hurricanes.gov

Here’s what’s happening this week at ISTORM! 🌩️ More details to come tomorrow for Cocomero and Clouds.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning including Champaign IL, Urbana IL and Savoy IL until 10:45 PM CDT

Isolated to widely scattered thunderstorms are possible along a cold front sagging southward through the area this afternoon and evening. The strongest storms could be capable of damaging wind gusts as well as isolated large hail to around 1 inch diameter. #ilwx

The last forecasting session of the semester is going well!

ISTORM is having a fundraiser to help the victims of Hurricane Ian. Check out our GoFundMe for more information! gofundme.com/f/help-funding…

No memes today. Good luck, Florida.

A line of severe thunderstorms is expected to develop across northern IL this afternoon, then drop southeast across central IL into the evening hours. Damaging straight line wind gusts are the primary hazard, with the highest risk area north of a Havana to Danville line. #ILwx

When your “Twister” movie night gets interrupted by a storm…

Tomorrow we'll be watching Twister in the NHB Core at 6pm. There will be pizzas!

Thank you to everyone that came out to our first meeting! I hope to see you all back in the Core on Sunday to watch Twister!!

Shout out to @uiuc_scams for all their hard work putting together an exhibit at the Engineering Open House!! And thanks for letting me hang out and talk about the DOW 😁

Speed research with @ATMS_Illinois faculty!!

The SCAMS + DASSO Potluck in full swing

Setting up the DASSO + SCAMS Potluck! Come join us in the NHB Core!

Still to early to get specific on snow amounts, but a significant amount of snow appears likely later this week. #ILwx

Our next general meeting is this upcoming Tuesday, Feb. 1st, at 6pm in NHB room 1071. See you all there!