The National Weather Service issued a tornado watch until Friday night as a line of storms moves over the Chicago area.
The watch will be in effect until 10 p.m. as a system capable of producing a "few" tornados rolls through northernWinds could gust up to 70 mph as the brunt of the storms hit Friday afternoon and evening, according to the National Weather Service. Scattered hail the size of ping-pong balls is also possible.
Around noon, the Storm Prediction Center issued the upgraded warnings. Chicagoland has also seen an upgrade into the "moderate risk" category for areas west and south of the city. The greatest risk of severe weather is in the south and west suburbs, from 2 p.m. until 11 p.m., though a hazardous weather outlook has been issued for Cook, DuPage, Will, Lake, McHenry, Kane, Kendall, Grundy and Kankakee counties in Illinois and Porter, Newton, Jasper and Benton counties in Indiana.
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