IN PHOTOS: Severe storms bring large hail, strong winds to Chicago area

Chicagoland endured a dangerous bout of severe weather on Thursday that brought hurricane-force winds, baseball-size hail or larger and prompted several storm warnings.

Storms arrived by mid-afternoon, followed by a cold front. Residents of Chicago, Milwaukee, Madison and St. Paul were under a Level 3 "enhanced risk" for severe weather, according to the National Weather Service and NOAA's Storm Prediction Center.

 Several FOX 32 viewers submitted photos of the aftermath of the storms, shared below:

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Hail stones in Winthrop Harbor.  (Rebecca Wilson)

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