CHICAGO — Severe weather threats return to Chicagoland on Thursday after the week got off to a warm start.
The day started out with some warm temperatures that reached into the low 90s in some areas, but that warm air is fueling the potential for storms.
The storms are not expected to arrive in Chiacgoland until the afternoon hours and the WGN weather experts warn that they have the potential to produce 75mph wind gusts, golf ball-sized hail and even tornadoes, though the primary concern is hail and wind.
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While there is a chance that the storms do not develop on Thursday, but if they do, they could quickly become severe.
Thursday Storm Timeline:
Things begin to ramp up around Chicagoland between 4 and 7 p.m. Thursday when forecast models show storms moving west to east in clusters.
Thursday forecast: Possible record heat in Chicagoland, followed by potential severe storms later
Starting around 4 p.m., storms are expected to arrive in the I-39 corridor in LaSalle and DeKalb counties…