Severe weather is threatening the entire Chicago area Friday, with heavy rain, thunderstorms and damaging winds in the forecast, and the potential for everything from hail, to flooding, to “rain-wrapped” tornadoes Here’s the latest on timing.
Temperatures Friday morning remain above average and climbing, hitting 60 degrees by noon, the NBC 5 Storm Team reports. Winds however will remain gusty, clocking in at around 30 to 40 miles per hour outside of the storms.Between 3 p.m. and 10 p.m. is when the area will see its greatest risk for intense and potentially severe weather, with"two rounds possible" in that time frame, theWhile rain and storms are expected to break in the 11 a.m.
The Storm Prediction Center shows the entire Chicago area including suburbs along the lake and to the north, west and south is under an"enhanced" risk of severe weather beginning around 3 p.m.Around 4 p.m., numerous storms across the region are possible, the NBC 5 Storm Team says, with frequent lightning, torrential downpours, a limited hail risk and an area-wide threat of rain-wrapped tornadoes.
Another storm with the same threats moving in between 7 and 8 p.m. from west to east will blow through the area quickly, traveling at speeds of 60-to-70 miles per hour.According to the NBC 5 Storm Team, a wind advisory with gusty winds up to 50 miles per hour will take effect at 3 p.m. Friday for counties mainly near and to the south of I-80. The advisory will last until 1 p.m. Saturday, the National Weather Service says, with tree damage, power outages all possible.
Even stronger winds could be accompanied by the storms moving through the area, the NBC 5 Storm Team says. , in the event of power outages, power will be restored to critical infrastructure such as hospitals, police and fire stations and nursing homes first, followed by repairs that will restore power to the greatest amount of customers.The weather will turn sharply colder on Saturday, with some morning snow across northern Illinois and a rain/snow mix farther south. We’re also keeping an eye on yet another severe weather potential Tuesday and Tuesday night.
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