A stormy Tuesday afternoon is expected to bring severe weather to the Chicago area before ushering in a powerful cold front that will send temps plummeting after several days of record warmth.
Nearly all of the Chicago area is is under a slight risk category for severe weather, with areas north and west set to see the stronger storms.
A tornado watch was issued Tuesday afternoon for Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kendall, Lake, LaSalle, McHenry and Will counties in Illinois. It remains in effect until 8 p.m. The watch was later expanded to Kankakee County just before 5 p.m.
A tornado warning was issued for LaSalle County until 4:45 p.m. The alert warned a thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was spotted just north of Ottawa and was moving northeast at 45 mph.
A severe thunderstorm warning was also issued for LaSalle and Grundy counties until 5:45 p.m. Another warning was issued for Lake, McHenry, DuPage and Cook counties until 6 p.m. In Will and southeastern Cook counties the warning continues until 6:15 p.m.
In DeKalb, Kendall and Kane counties in Illinois, as well as Racine and Kenosha counties in Wisconsin, a thunderstorm warning was in effect until 5:30 p.m.
Showers and scattered thunderstorms were expected to develop late in the afternoon in far western counties, then sweep east Tuesday evening. Some of those storms were forecast be strong to severe, bringing the threat of damaging winds of up to 60 mph, small hail, heavy downpours and isolated tornadoes.
According to the weather alerts, storms capable of producing 70 mph wind gusts and penny-sized hail were moving toward the Chicago area late Tuesday afternoon.
The entire area was under a wind advisory beginning at noon and continuing through 10 p.m. The strongest winds were expected to arrive between 3 p.m. and 9 p.m., according to the National Weather Service. Gusts of up to 50 mph are possible, according to the advisory.
Highs Tuesday reached into the low to mid 70s. The record high for the date is 71 degrees.
But by Wednesday, things turn sunny, breezy and cold as highs drop into the upper 40s and low 50s, where they are expected to stay for the remainder of the week.
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