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Weather Service Issues Tornado Watch
The weather is expected to change this evening with storms and possible tornadoes, according to the National Weather Service.
UPDATED, 10:50 p.m.
The National Weather Service has extended the tornado watch to midnight. Residents in the affected areas are urged to take precaution as storms pass through the area.
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Sunday started out as a beautiful day with bright sun and blue skies. Those skies have turned darker this afternoon and according to the National Weather Service, Cook County is under a tornado watch until 10 p.m. Sunday night.
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A line of storms was heading northeast through Illinois and expected to continue through 6 p.m. with another line of storms to follow, according to the weather service.
Thunderstorms are possible and may produce hail, damaging winds and a few tornadoes. In the evening the storms are expected to evolve into a squall line and straight-line winds are possible, according to the National Weather Service.
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The National Weather Service is forecasting thunderstorms and periodic showers for most of the week with a mostly sunny day possible on Friday.
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