Chicago severe thunderstorm warning issued as storms bring hail, wind damage and tornado risk
Chicago region under severe storm warning as dangerous storms approach
A series of violent storms, on Wednesday, July 16, posed significant threats to the Chicago Metropolitan region and officials asked them to regulate more than one weather warning in the region.
Severe storm warning details for Chicago districts
For Will County, a serious storm warning up to 15:45 is in force; Grundy, Dupage, Kane and Lasalle districts until 16:00; and Cook County up to 16:15
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Boone, Cook, Dupage, Grundy, Dekalb, Kane, Kendall, Kandakee, Lasalle, Lake, Mchenry and Illinois and Lake, Jasper, Newton and Porter districts have been published up to 8:00.
Chicago Airports apply ground stops due to severe weather
FAA officials, Chicago O’Hare and Chicago Midway Airports said there was a floor stop. The duration of stopping is unknown. O’Hare also reports an average of about two hours of location delays due to storms.
Both O’Hare and Midway were recorded up to 45 miles per hour.
Storm Timeline and Movement in the Chicago region
The storms developed to the west of Chicago and about 35 miles per hour before the west of the western suburbs slowed down. Until 15:30, the front edge of the storm line came to the west and southwest suburbs. Northwest is expected to reach the city shortly after 16:00 before moving to Indiana. Storms are expected to be until 19:30 outside the northwest Indiana
Full of wind damage and hurricane risk estimation for the Chicago region
Storms are full up to one inch diameter and can bring up to 79 miles of wind gusts per hour. In addition, there is a risk of development of hurricanes that are not zero when they are low.
The majority of the Chicago region are under the second “light” severe air risk.
The risk of floods is lower than the previous chicago storms
Storms are expected to bring heavy rainfall, while the Chicago region is expected to move much faster than the storms last week. Therefore, the risk of floods on Wednesday evening is less, but the chance of wind damage caused by strong, strong winds is higher.
After the Chicago storms pass, temperature decrease is expected
Temperatures will reach Wednesday 90s with a noticeable moisture and increase the real feeling to 100 degrees. The storms will greatly reduce these temperatures to a great extent, only the estimated heights for Thursday will only be cooler than we see only in the 70s and more than a month. In communities on the shore of some lake, Thursday heights may not reach 70.
Beach Danger Expression for Chicago Lakefront
Land winds that keep temperatures cool will also produce dangerous swimming and boat conditions; A beach hazard notification is expected until Thursday.
