8:15 AM - Rain Ending - Clear Until Afternoon

The rain is ending and clearing should be on tap for the rest of the morning into the afternoon hours. The dry slot ahead of the cold front should increase instability in the atmosphere by late afternoon into the evening.

This will be the most severe round of weather. Expect the current Tornado Watch to be cancelled before 9 AM. Southwest areas of the box have already been let to expire.

What is the key factor for later storms? Dew Points. 60-65+ will increase intensity. Dew Points falling down into the 50's will keep some of the energy these storms need from being available.