National Weather Service officials are expecting thunderstorms storms in the area Friday capable of large hail and a possible tornado.
Possible tornado with highs expected to reach the low 80s Friday in Chicago area
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Chicago weather: How our 2024-25 seasonal snowfall compares with previous years
Snow seasons in Chicago are tracked from July through the following June. The area normally can expect 38.4 inches.
Chicago weather: A chilly week expected with possible snow and rain
Weather officials are expecting a couple of days of chilly weather including a day of snow mixed with rain before temperatures reach the low 50s this weekend.
Chicago weather: How our 2024-25 seasonal snowfall compares with previous years
Snow seasons in Chicago are tracked from July through the following June. The area normally can expect 38.4 inches.
Chicago area expected to see snowfall on Monday, NWS says
While Sunday’s weather includes mostly calm skies and mild temperatures, snowfall is expected to hit Monday morning sometime around 7 or 8 a.m.
At least 16 dead in flooding and tornadoes as storms slash US South and Midwest
A storm system sweeping over large areas of the U.S. South and Midwest resulted in at least 16 weather-related deaths by early Sunday.
Rising rivers and flash floods hit already waterlogged US communities
Another round of torrential rain and flash flooding came Saturday for parts of the South and Midwest already heavily waterlogged by days of severe storms that also spawned some deadly tornadoes.
What to know about the severe storms and flash flooding hitting parts of the US
Parts of the South and Midwest, still reeling from violent storms, tornadoes and flooding that have killed at least eight people this week, faced an ongoing threat of catastrophic flooding Friday that forecasters said would stretch into the weekend.
Nearly half of National Weather Service offices have 20% vacancy rates, and experts say it’s a risk
After Trump administration job cuts, nearly half of National Weather Service forecast offices have 20% vacancy rates — twice that of just a decade ago — as severe weather chugs across the nation’s heartland, according to data obtained by The Associated Press.
Impact of Sunday’s storm still being assessed in Valparaiso as NIPSCO works to restore power
Kevin Cornett, who lives in the 400 block of Northview Drive on Valparaiso’s north side, saw a hopeful sign on his block Thursday — NIPSCO crews working on a power line taken out by a tree during Sunday’s severe storm.