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Chicago weather: Severe storms with damaging winds, hail, and tornadoes possible on Thursday
Emily Wahls has your weather update!
CHICAGO - It has been a cold and windy Wednesday with temperatures only in the upper 30s to mid 40s. Rain and a few storms return to the area tonight as a warm front surges into Chicagoland.
Showers and storms are expected to linger into the Thursday morning commute.
All eyes are on Thursday afternoon and evening with another round of possible severe weather coming our way. The Storm Prediction Center has Northeast Illinois in a level 3 Enhanced Risk and Northwest Indiana in a level 2 Slight Risk.
The timeframe for severe storms looks to be from roughly 3 PM to 9 PM Thursday.
The primary threat with any storms that become severe will be damaging wind gusts, but the tornado threat is also concerning. The highest threat of tornadoes is in NE Illinois, where we could potentially see large or long-track tornadoes Thursday afternoon and evening.
Have multiple ways of receiving severe weather alerts tomorrow and know where you'll go if a tornado warning is issued for your location.
Outside scattered rain and storms on Thursday, plan for mostly cloudy skies and highs in the upper 60s to low 70s.
A few stray showers or storms will once again be possible on Friday, but the better chance will come through Friday evening and night. Temperatures on Friday will be in the low to mid 60s.
Rain and storms continue into Saturday morning, and then we should see an overall drying trend later in the day on Saturday. Highs will be in the lower 60s. We should finally enjoy a dry day on Easter Sunday with highs in the lower 50s.