DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - After quite some time, thunderstorms return to the area tonight into Tuesday. While most storms will not be associated with severe weather, varying sizes of hail can accompany these thunderstorms.

Hail becomes severe when it reaches a diameter of one inch, or the size of a quarter. So, if you have a garage or carport, it would be wise to use it; just to be on the safe side.

Most locales will pick up a half inch of rain or less over the next 24 hours, but a heavier thunderstorm downpour can produce more. Unfortunately, we would need a lot more of these storms to cancel out the drought, and that just is not the case. Regardless, WAND weather will monitor the threat for additional rain later this week.

Stay tuned, and stay safe.

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