Stormy climate, fierce winds and heavy downpours moved into the Chicago space late Saturday, prompting a number of climate alerts .
Most not too long ago, a extreme thunderstorm was issued for Kane County till 11 p.m. A separate extreme thunderstorm warning was issued for DeKalb County till 10:45 p.m.
A extreme thunderstorm look ahead to the next counties was slated to stay impact till 1 a.m. Sunday: DeKalb, LaSalle, Cook dinner, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Lake, McHenry and Will, plus Lake County in Indiana.
A twister warning for Kenosha County and a extreme thunderstorm warning for Lake and McHenry counties have been issued earlier however had expired as of 9:30 p.m.
As showers proceed, this is a timeline of what you can expertise and when:
7 to 10 p.m.
Almost all the area can be coated by showers at round 10 p.m., in response to the Nationwide Climate Service.
Damaging winds and heavy downpours might accompany storms as they transfer via the area. The Chicago space can be beneath a “slight” threat for extreme climate, which is the second menace degree on the Storm Prediction Middle’s five-level scale.
Consequently, small hail of as much as a half-inch in diameter and remoted tornadoes are attainable. Nonetheless, the best concern can be localized flooding, in response to NBC 5 Storm Group Meteorologist Pete Sack.
11 p.m. to 2 a.m.
Because the squall line strikes to the southeast, rain will diminish within the northern counties of the Chicago space and turn out to be heavier in southern areas, corresponding to elements of Will County and Kankakee County. Whereas showers are possible in Northwest Indiana earlier within the night, the brunt of the rainfall is not anticipated in that area till 11 p.m.
After that, the extreme climate threat will drop to “marginal” threat – the primary degree on the five-level scale.
The band of rain and storms will lastly begin to push its means out after midnight, meteorologists stated.
Early Sunday morning
Many of the rain will transfer out of the area the early morning hours on Sunday, although we cannot be fully within the clear afterward. Stray showers are attainable round dawn, Sack stated. After the morning rain dissipates, we might see slightly little bit of extra moisture round midday — earlier than cooler temperatures arrive within the afternoon.
Partly cloudy skies are possible, as are temperatures within the low 80s, providing some long-awaited aid to the latest warmth spell, Sack stated.