Severe storms on Wed. in Chicago with tornadoes possible
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Strong storms are racing toward the Chicago area, prompting a tornado watch for much of the south suburbs and Northwest Indiana.
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While rain has been persistent on Wednesday in Southeast Michigan, storms are still possible Wednesday night as a warm front rapidly lifts to the north.
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A rare high risk for destructive storms -- strong long-track tornadoes of EF3+ strength, very large hail up to the size of tennis balls, and destructive winds greater than 70 mph -- are all possible....
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FOX 32 Chicago on MSNChicago weather: Severe threat is over, but shower chances lingerA warm front is lifting northward through Chicagoland, creating a favorable environment for severe storms going into the evening hours. Damaging wind gusts, large hail, and tornadoes will be possible with any storms that become severe. Following the storms this evening, skies will become partly cloudy tonight with lows in the 40s.
Hurricane-force winds were also reported in parts of the area. Wind gusts topped out at 81 mph in Valparaiso, Indiana, 75 mph in Lakes of the Four Seasons in Indiana, and 74 mph in Gary, Indiana, and Lynwood, Illinois.
The Chicago area could see strong-to-severe thunderstorms on Sunday, with isolated tornadoes and damaging winds possible.
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National Weather Service weather balloon releases — tracking temperature, pressure and wind speed — have been temporarily suspended in Omaha, Nebraska, and Rapid City, South Dakota, because of staff shortages and reduced at six other sites in the Midwest and Great Plains, according to agency memos.
DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center has expanded a Tornado Watch for central Illinois on Wednesday. The watch is in effect until 10 a.m. CDT for most of the WAND viewing area.
Up to 72 million from Texas to Michigan are under severe storm risk as heavy rains, flash flooding and strong tornadoes are forecast to hit the lower Ohio Valley and the mid-South.