A Tornado Watch is in effect for parts of the Chicago area on Tuesday night until 10 p.m.
Tuesday, April 16, 2024 11:51PMA line of potentially severe storms is expected to move into the Chicago area Tuesday evening.A Tornado Watch is in effect for DeKalb, Boone and LaSalle counties until 10 p.m.
Chicago started to see some light rain around the same time with some lightning strikes popping up around the Indiana border, Mowry said. Additional showers and thunderstorms are expected to flare up in and around the city later in the evening, posing high wind and large hail threats. The possibility of an isolated tornado cannot be ruled out.Mowry said a cluster of thunderstorms around Pontiac was lifting to the north at about 60 mph around 6 p.m.
Western counties have a 5% risk of tornadoes, and Chicago and east of the city have a 2% risk. The Quad Cities and parts of Missouri have a 10% risk.Chicago White Sox and Kansas City Royals game has been postponed due to rain.
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