CHICAGO – A powerful winter storm blasting portions of the Plains and Upper Midwest with blizzard conditions produced severe weather on Wednesday, putting communities south of Chicago on alert for powerful thunderstorms.
Forecasters said that while severe storms are expected, they won’t be anywhere near as violent as what took place last week when a deadly severe weather outbreak tore across America’s Heartland and South that left at least 43 people dead from Texas to North Carolina.
A Tornado Watch is in place for northern and central Illinois and western Indiana through Wednesday night. Another Tornado Watch is in effect for parts of southern Illinois, southern Indiana and western and central Kentucky through Wednesday night.…