By Korrina Grom
The entire Chicagoland area could see severe storms Wednesday afternoon and evening.
The National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center has placed most of Illinois—including Lake County—in the "slight risk" category for severe weather on Wednesday, with a portion of Illinois south of Chicago in the "moderate risk" category. TheStorm Prediction Center says a "slight risk" means that "well-organized severe thunderstorms are expected, but in small numbers and/or low coverage."
According to the National Weather Service office in Chicago,widespread severe weather will be a possibility on Wednesday.
"Some of the thunderstorms will have the potential to producedamaging winds, large hail and tornadoes," according to the National Weather Service's Hazardous Weather Outlook. "Heavy rainfall will be possible with any thunderstorm, which could lead to localized flash flooding."
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