There is a severe weather risk Thursday in the Chicago area, as storms are expected to move through.
Thursday, June 13, 2024 6:56PMThere is a severe weather risk Thursday in the Chicago area, as storms are expected to move through in the afternoon.
The entire area is under a Level 2 risk for severe weather, and some southwestern counties are under a Level 3 risk, ABC7 Chicago meteorologist Tracy Butler said.until 8 p.m. for Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, LaSalle, Livingston and Will counties in Illinois and Jasper, La Porte, Lake, Newtown, Porter and Starke counties in Indiana.
Some storms moved through Thursday morning, but the second round of storms is expected from 2 to 9 p.m., and big hail, high winds and heavy downpours are the main threats. The tornado threat is low, but a spin-up cannot be ruled out along any high wind boundaries, Butler said.It will be muggy and hot Thursday ahead of the storms.
As a first line of storms developed in the far north suburbs on Thursday morning, the Federal Aviation Administration issued ground stop for arriving flights at O'Hare and Midway for about two hours; both were canceled by 8:30 a.m.Carol Stream saw microburst on Thursday morning with 70 mph winds.
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