Chicago weather: Severe storms, strong winds move through area

CHICAGO – Severe storms are anticipated to move through the Chicago area and northwest Indiana on Thursday, bringing the potential for strong winds and a pointy drop in temperatures as a strong chilly entrance pushes through.

Follow alongside beneath for dwell, real-time updates from FOX Chicago Weather all through the afternoon and night as situations change and storms develop throughout the area.

Live Weather Updates

• 8:00 pm: Ground Stop for O’Hare Airport prolonged till 9:15 pm
• 7:00 pm: Ground Stop for O’Hare Airport prolonged till 7:30 pm
• 5:19 pm: Ground Stop issued for O’Hare Airport till 6:45 pm
• 5:14 pm: Severe Thunderstorm Warning together with Gibson City IL, Gibson City IL and Melvin IL till 6:00 PM CDT
• 5:07 pm: Severe Thunderstorm Warning together with Watseka IL, Kentland IN and Sheldon IL till 5:45 pm
• 5:01 pm: Ground delay issued at O’Hare Airport till midnight.
• 4:16 p.m.: A extreme thunderstorm watch has been issued for elements of Illinois, Indiana and Iowa till 11 p.m.

Scattered storms have developed this afternoon and can proceed into the night. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch will likely be in impact for areas alongside and south of I-80 till 11 pm this night.

The Storm Prediction Center has the far southern sections of Chicagoland at a degree 3 Enhanced Risk, which is the place we might see the strongest storms right now.

Any strong to extreme storms that develop this afternoon or night may have the potential for big hail and damaging wind gusts, however areas close to and south of the Kankakee River Valley might want to stay vigilant for remoted tornadoes.

The extreme climate menace ought to finish by 10 or 11 PM in Chicagoland.

What to Expect:

Severe climate is predicted to influence the Chicago area and northwest Indiana right now, with the principle window for storms creating between 3 pm and 11 pm, in keeping with the National Weather Service in Chicago.

FOX 32 Chicago Chief Meteorologist Emily Wahls Says the general threat for extreme storms has shifted barely south, with the Level 3 “enhanced risk” area now primarily south of I-80.

Dark clouds cowl the town forward of a rainfall in Chicago, Illinois. (Bilgin S. Sasmaz/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images/Getty Images)

Just a few remoted storms have already begun to develop late this morning into the early afternoon, primarily south of I-88, with experiences of lightning and small hail. Storm exercise is predicted to ramp up through the mid-afternoon, with the best likelihood for extreme climate between roughly 3 pm and 9 pm, in keeping with FOX 32 Chicago Weather.

The main menace will likely be massive, damaging hail, together with the potential for strong wind gusts. The twister menace is taken into account a lot decrease than the March 10 storms, in keeping with the National Weather Service in Chicago, though just a few tornadoes can’t be dominated out, particularly south of I-80. There can be a threat for localized flooding in southern areas.

On March 10, at the least 4 tornadoes touched down throughout parts of Illinois and Indianakilling three folks and injuring others. An EF-3 twister with winds close to 150 mph prompted vital harm in elements of northwest Indiana, whereas the identical storm system additionally produced extraordinarily massive hail throughout the area.

Temperatures are already starting to drop late this morning into the afternoon as a strong chilly entrance strikes through the area. That colder air will proceed to move in through the night, with temperatures falling into the 40s by tonight.

The National Weather Service says temperatures might fall as a lot as 25 levels in a brief interval, creating a pointy distinction throughout the area all through the day.

What’s subsequent:

Looking forward, lows tonight will drop to round 30 levels, with Friday staying chilly within the low 40s below partly sunny skies.

A gradual warm-up is predicted this weekend, with highs close to 50 on Saturday and into the low 60s by Sunday, adopted by close to 70 levels by Monday earlier than rain probabilities return early subsequent week.