The first severe threat of the season arrives late Friday, according to the National Weather Service. And while it's still too early to get into much detail, here's what forecasters are saying about storm chances.

Believe it or not, temperatures are expected to surge even higher as we head into our Friday - we'll reach the mid to low 70s across the southern half of the state. If the current forecast holds and we top out at 73° in Madison that afternoon,