Severe thunderstorms brought gusty winds, large hail and heavy downpours to the Chicago area, with ping pong ball-size hail and wind gusts of nearly 80 miles per hour reported.
There is still a strong storm impacting Lake County in northwest Indiana, but it has weakened to below severe limits, according to officials.More than 3,000 ComEd customers are without power as a result of thunderstorms that have swept through the Chicago area.
Quarter-size hail and wind gusts of up to 60 miles per hour are possible with both systems, though larger hail has been reported along the border of Will and Kankakee counties, according to officials.Storms traveling along the border of Will and Kankakee counties have sparked another severe thunderstorm warning until 7:30 p.m.6:35 p.m.: Severe Storms Could Arrive at Wrigley Field Within the Hour
A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for northwestern Will County, southeastern DuPage County and eastern Cook County until 7:30 p.m.Chicago and Joliet are both among communities potentially impacted.A fresh severe thunderstorm warning is now in effect for parts of Lake, DuPage and Cook counties, with wind gusts in excess of 70 miles per hour possible.
The storm could soon impact Wheaton, Carol Stream, Glendale Heights and other areas, and residents are advised that significant wind damage is possible to trees and homes with the storm.A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for southwestern Will County, northwestern Kankakee County and all of Grundy County until 7 p.m.
That report comes from a line of storms that led to a severe thunderstorm warning in McHenry, Lake, Kane and Cook counties. Waukegan, Schaumburg, Hoffman Estates, Crystal Lake, Hanover Park, Northbrook and North Chicago are all potentially impacted by the storm, which is moving toward the northeast at 65 miles per hour.A severe thunderstorm warning in northern LaSalle County that had been scheduled to expire at 6 p.m. was canceled after the storm moved out of the area.5:36 p.m.: Warning Canceled for McHenry County
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