The outages were reported as the National Weather Service urged Chicago-area residents to shelter from the line of dangerous storms.
"This line of storms has had a history of tornadoes that develop very quickly. Even if not in a tornado warning yet seek shelter as the storm moves through!" the National Weather Service warned.
"Heads up! Everyone in the Chicago metro needs to monitor these storms very closely!!" the NWS wrote on X."This line of storms has had a history of tornadoes that develop very quickly. Even if not in a tornado warning yet seek shelter as the storm moves through!" Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know. Sign up for the weeklyThe entire area was placed under a tornado watch earlier Monday evening, and a tornado warning was issued for Kane, McHenry and DuPage counties. The watch remains in effect until 1 a.m. CT, while tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings were also issued across the area.
Just before the alert was issued, the National Weather Service warned a"complex of destructive storms" was moving into northwest Illinois.
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