Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued For Chicago Area

CHICAGO, IL — A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued by the National Weather Service in Chicago. According to the NWS, the watch is in effect until midnight, and tornadoes, hail and wind are possible.

According to the watch, 14 counties in Illinois are under the watch including: Livingston, Ford, Iroquois, De Kalb, La Salle, Lee, Ogle, Cook, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall and Will. This watch also includes the cities of Aurora, Chicago, DeKalb, Dixon, Douglas Park, Fowler, Gary, Humboldt Park, Hyde Park, Joliet, Kankakee, Lakeview, Lincoln Park, Logan Square, Morocco, Morris, Oregon, Oswego, Ottawa, Piper City, Pontiac, Rensselaer, Valparaiso, Watseka and Wheaton.

A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for parts of Illinois and Indiana until 12 AM EDT pic.twitter.com/K1Lg3vhFUn
— NWS Chicago (@NWSChicago) July 10, 2017

According to the NWS, hail and damaging winds are possible with these storms. Hail is expected to be the largest threat in the southern suburbs.

Additional info on Severe T-Storm Watch in effect into this evening. Large hail expected to be main threat south of yellow line. #ilwx #inwx pic.twitter.com/R6B9WkdhMU
— NWS Chicago (@NWSChicago) July 10, 2017

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