Temperatures were expected to be in the low 50s Thursday with a warm front pushing potentially severe thunderstorms and damaging wind into the area, officials said.
Scattered thunderstorms were expected during the morning hours, with a few expected to become severe with large hail and winds up to 60 mph winds, according to the National Weather Service.
Up to 2-inch hail and strong winds were expected south of the Kankakee River and Illinois River, where officials said there was a slight chance of tornadoes.
Flooding may become an issue south of Interstate 80. Farther north, elevated thunderstorms are possible but severe storms weren’t expected.
Thunderstorms are expected to redevelop Thursday afternoon moving south into the evening, officials said.
Current conditions at O’Hare International Airport are mostly cloudy at 61 degrees. Farther south at Midway Airport conditions are the same at 63 degrees.