April 11, 2008: Severe weather

  Most of the area escaped the most severe weather yesterday.  Sixteen tornadoes were reported over the Missouri and Ohio Valley.  Tornado watches covered our area for most of the day and into the evening hours.  Numerous strong thunderstorms crossed western Kentucky and southern Illinois.  Severe thunderstorms were reported in the Missouri Bootheel.  In the end this was one of the bigger forecast busts in several years – for this area at least.  The expected major tornado outbreak did not develop – thankfully.  It is about time we got a break!!!!

  Cooler weather through the weekend and dry weather for most of next week.  I won’t complain about that!