The Chicago area faces an “enhanced” risk of severe weather on Tuesday, with isolated tornadoes, large hail and gusty winds all possible.
According to forecasts, those tornadoes could form anywhere, but especially in areas near and south of Interstate 80. Hail in excess of 2-to-3 inches in diameter is also possible, as are wind gusts in excess of 50 miles per hour.Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know. Sign up for the weekly-A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for all of DeKalb and Kane counties until 7:15 p.m. More details can be found in the blog.
-The area will be under a wind advisory beginning at 9 p.m. because of the gusty winds expected, with gusts maintaining at 35-to-45 miles per hour through at least Wednesday morning.Severe thunderstorm warning issued for DeKalb, Kane counties The main threats with the storms appear to be ping pong ball-size hail, and wind gusts of up to 60 miles per hour.
Hail of that size can not only damage windows, siding and roofs, but can also cause serious damage to cars and can even cause bodily injury, with estimates suggesting that such stones “We are taking proactive steps to be ready to work quickly and safely to restore power to any customers impacted by the weather,” ComEd COO David Perez said in a statement. “We recognize that any outage is inconvenient for our customers, which is why we must continue to make investments to harden the power grid and improve resilience to storms, especially as they become more frequent and severe due to climate change.
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