Our crews will be working around the clock to restore customers that experience outages quickly and safely. “We know that any outage is an inconvenience. “The significant winds that will accompany this storm could be impactful to our customers and communities,” said Dave Perez, senior vice-president of Distribution Operations, ComEd. By 9 p.m., it's expected to hit Northwest Indiana.Īccording to ComEd, in the event of power outages, power will be restored to critical infrastructure such as hospitals, police and fire stations and nursing homes first, followed by repairs that will restore power to the greatest amount of customers.
from west to east will blow through the area quickly, traveling at speeds of 60-to-70 miles per hour. MORE: ‘Prepare For The Worst': What To Do If You're Driving When Severe Weather, Tornadoes HitĪnother storm with the same threats moving in between 7 and 8 p.m. NBC 5 Storm Team Chief Meteorologist Brant Miller has a timeline. Chicago, IL Weather Forecast AccuWeather Current Weather 8:16 AM 62 F RealFeel 67 RealFeel Shade 63 Air Quality Poor Wind WSW 1 mph Wind Gusts 4 mph Partly sunny More Details Current. Saturday, the National Weather Service says, with tree damage, power outages all possible.Įven stronger winds could be accompanied by the storms moving through the area, the NBC 5 Storm Team says. Multiple weather alerts have been issued for the Chicago area, altering of rain showers, intense winds and heavy snowfall Saturday. Friday for counties mainly near and to the south of I-80. MORE: Spring Break Flight Cancellations Pile Up At O'Hare, Midway Ahead of Chicago-Area Severe WeatherĪccording to the NBC 5 Storm Team, a wind advisory with gusty winds up to 50 miles per hour will take effect at 3 p.m.
Severe weather is threatening the entire Chicago area Friday, with heavy rain, thunderstorms and damaging winds in the forecast, and the potential for everything from hail, to flooding, to "rain-wrapped" tornadoes, the NBC 5 Storm Team says.Īnd although Friday morning may appear mild and dry, with some spotty showers still lingering in parts of McHenry, Lake and Cook counties, Friday afternoon and into the evening is expected to be a much different story, with numerous storms expected beginning in the late afternoon. The previous "Enhanced" threat level is third on the five-scale system. Hourly Ten Day 10 Day Radar Radar Video Video Hourly Weather-Chicago, IL As of 9:21 am CDT alertLevel1 Flash Flood Warning+4 More Rain Rain continuing through 3 pm. The moderate threat level is the fourth of a five-scale system from the Storm Prediction Center.
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Update at March 31, 12:35 p.m: Much of the Chicago area, particularly southern and western suburbs along with portions of northwest Indiana, are now under a " Moderate" risk for severe weather threats, meaning widespread severe storms are likely. Observed at 13:00, Sunday 17 September BBC Weather in association with MeteoGroup, external All times are Central Daylight Time (America/Chicago, GMT-5) unless otherwise stated.
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