A strong weather system moving across central Illinois Thursday afternoon could bring severe weather to the Chicago area through evening, the NBC 5 Storm Team said, with hail, heavy downpours, gusty winds and lightning all possible.
According to NBC 5 Storm Team Alicia Roman, the strongest storms were expected to remain in central Illinois and downstate.
“Not everyone is going to see severe weather,” Roman said, though one or two locations could.
Still, any storms that do develop could contain one-inch hail, winds gusting as high as 60 miles-per-hour, and heavy rain, with stormy conditions expected to start about 2 p.m.
The highest storm chances come after 3 p.m. and into Thursday evening, Roman said. At that time, parts of the Chicago area along and south of I-80 and I-88 would be under a “marginal” risk of severe weather, which ranks as level one of five.
According the National Weather Service, any thunderstorms Thursday could produce cloud to ground lightning, heavy downpours, hail and gusty winds.
“Still the potential for heavy rain and lightning through 11 p.m.,” Roman said. “After that, colder air moves in.”
In the early morning hours Friday, rain will transition to snow showers, Roman said. Snow showers will be possible through 11 a.m., with conditions clearing about 4 p.m.
“We may have some slushy areas,” Roman said, though roads weren’t expected to be very slick due to the recent warm temperatures.
Temperatures Friday were expected to dip down into the low 40s, with temperatures staying in the low 40s Saturday. Sunday and Monday would be even colder, Roman said, dropping into the 30s before moving back into the 40s through the rest of the work week.
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