The National Weather service around midday issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for the area ahead of a round of potentially severe weather on Wednesday night.

Residents across parts of Chicagoland are picking up the pieces on Thursday morning after a round of storms brought strong winds and heavy rain to the region on Wednesday afternoon.

Merrillville, Hopkins Park, East Chicago, Ford Heights, Manteno, St. Station, Bradley, and Herscher. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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Chicago weather forecast Wednesday includes chance of severe storms; isolated tornado possible Wednesday will be very hot and humid, with highs in the low 90s. Between about 3 and 8 p.m., strong to ...

The rest of tonight will be rather quiet with skies becoming partly to mostly cloudy with lows in the upper 60s to low 70s.

A series of severe thunderstorms swept across the Chicago area Wednesday afternoon, causing thousands of power outages and damage throughout the region.

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