Weather Chicago

Parts of Northwest Illinois were upgraded to the rarely seen "High Risk" category for severe weather, specifically tornadoes, according to the Storm Prediction ...

The second system — a line of severe storms — rolled through after 7 p.m. Showers could impact the White Sox home opener Monday but a rain-out appears unlikely. Sunday looks dry with highs in the 50s. "Destructive winds, several tornadoes and damaging hail are all possible today," the National Weather Service tweeted. Around noon, the Storm Prediction Center issued the upgraded warnings. Hail the size of golf balls was also reported throughout Illinois.

The National Weather Service said starting around 2 p.m. Friday, the Chicago area is expected to see destructive winds and the possibility of tornadoes that ...

A warning means a tornado has happened or is about to, and people should take immediate cover. The other ways to do it is broadcast over TV.” He explained that the unseasonably warm months of January and February paired with the extra rainfall in March have created the perfect conditions for severe weather like Friday’s storm to form. According to the National Weather Service, the first round of storms could hit between 2 p.m. Make sure you have multiple ways to receive warnings this afternoon and evening! Here’s an updated look at today’s and this evening’s severe weather potential.

The first round set to move into the Chicago area around 4 p.m. as super cell thunderstorms. These storms pose a tornado threat and a golf-ball sized hail ...

National Weather Service officials issued a tornado watch for Chicago and much of northeastern Illinois in effect until 10 p.m. Friday.

All severe weather hazards were possible including damaging winds and strong tornadoes, officials said. Harsher gusts up to 70 mph and a few tornadoes are possible throughout the sprawling tornado watch area, along with scattered hail as large as pingpong balls, the weather service said. Due to the approaching storm systems, delays of at least 15 minutes was reported at both Chicago airports. National Weather Service officials had earlier issued a wind advisory in effect from 3 p.m. The destructive storm’s wind will contain gusts up to 90 mph, the weather service wrote. Officials also issued a warning for severe thunderstorms affecting Chicago, Joliet and Naperville Friday night.

Let's go! The National Weather Service in Lincoln issued a tornado warning on Friday afternoon in west central and central Illinois for a severe thunderstorm ...

The first round of severe weather is expected between 3 and 6 p.m. Destructive winds greater than 75 mph are possible, and damaging hail could occur, mainly during round one of the storms. According to the National Weather Service, a tornado watch issued when severe thunderstorms and tornadoes are possible. "It does not mean that they will occur. Around 8 p.m., these storms are expected to be near Batavia, Geneva, Campton Hills, North Aurora, Pingree Grove and Boulder Hill. At 7:47 p.m., radar confirmed a tornado northwest of Belvedere. Charles, West Chicago, Minooka, South Elgin, West Dundee, Sleepy Hollow, Wayne and Valley View. Weather officials say the storms, which are capable of producing tornadoes, were located along a line extending from near Beloit to Timberlane to near Kingston and were moving east at 60 mph. for the Chicago area, according to the weather service. ORIGINAL ARTICLE: As severe weather approaches the Chicago area, the National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch until 10 p.m. They could hit the following towns by 8:05 p.m.: Joliet, Plainfield, St. Tornado warnings are in effect until 8:30 p.m.