Isolated to scattered severe storms build along a cold front this morning and this afternoon. This risk includes cities like St. Louis, Chicago and Madison.
Damaging winds and large hail are the primary risks with today's event, but some small hail can't be ruled out. If you live in these areas you will want to have a way to get warnings and a plan in place in case you have to take cover.
Here is the timing of today's severe storms. This will be most likely during the afternoon hours, especially during peak heating. These storms should drop below severe limits into early Wednesday morning for a lot of these areas. Keep checking with WeatherNation for more updates on today's severe risk.