‘Brief Tornadoes' Possible as Severe Weather Threatens Chicago Area
A wide swath of the Chicago area could see the potential for isolated, brief tornadoes Sunday afternoon as a warm front stalls out over the region....
A wide swath of the Chicago area could see the potential for isolated, brief tornadoes Sunday afternoon as a warm front stalls out over the region. According to the National Weather Service, that front could stall in an area in between Interstates 88 and 80, with the threat of tornadoes stretching as far north as DeKalb and stretching down past Kankakee. The possibility for tornadoes will be strongest in that area, which also includes Aurora, Joliet and other communities. Other threats include frequent lightning and the potential for damaging wind gusts in excess of 60 miles per hour as storms develop in the afternoon hours.