As severe thunderstorms, damaging winds and heavy hail sweep across the Chicago area, images and videos on social media captured the latest weather.
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Nearly all of the Chicago area is under the slight risk category for severe storms.
A severe thunderstorm warning was issued Tuesday afternoon for much of northern Illinois and a watch for parts of northwest Indiana. The watch remains in effect until 9 p.m. CT.
Just before noon Tuesday, a severe thunderstorm watch was issued for portions of southeast Wisconsin, including Kenosha County. That watch remains in effect until 6 p.m. CT, according to NWS.
A tornado warning was also issued for parts of Will County until 3:30 p.m., with a storm capable of producing a tornado moving through Joliet, Ingalls Park and New Lenox.
A new severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for parts of five counties in northeastern Illinois, with wind gusts in excess of 70 miles per hour possible.
The warning includes eastern LaSalle County, southeastern Kendall County, all of Grundy and Will counties, and central Kankakee County, and will run until 4 p.m.
The storms, located on a line extending from eight miles to the northwest of Minooka to near Morris and Seneca, are moving east at 55 miles per hour.
Just after 1:30 p.m. people in Kane, DeKalb and northwest Cook counties were urged to go inside.
People and animals outdoors could be injured by falling hail, and wind damage is possible to structures.
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