NBC 5 Storm Team Chief Meteorologist Brant Miller has the latest on the threat for potential severe weather.
Localized flooding was reported on some Chicago-area streets and expressways as heavy rains continued to lash parts of the region on Monday night.
One NBC Chicago journalist reported flooding on a portion of the Eisenhower Expressway at around 11 p.m. Monday.
If you'll be driving anytime soon, make sure to be extra alert and give yourself extra time.
According to NBC 5 Storm Team meteorologists, be aware that you could encounter flooding and that you might not be able to see how deep the floodwaters in the dark.
In a post on X, the social media platform previously known as Twitter, the National Weather Service said heavy downpours could cause "road ponding." Showers and scattered thunderstorms were expected to continue across the region until around midnight before moving out.
A few storms may be strong to marginally severe, with mainly small hail and gusty winds possible throughout the majority of the area. The exception, however, was McHenry County as well as portions of Kane, Cook and Lake counties.
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Numerous severe thunderstorm and tornado warnings were issued in northwestern Illinois and southern Wisconsin as a cold front approached the area earlier Monday, but storms started to weaken as they arrived.
Before the earlier storms started to fizzle, cells did cause multiple tornado warnings to be issued for counties near the Mississippi River. No touchdowns have been confirmed as of Monday night, according to officials.
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The storms did cause quarter-size hail in some locations and locally-fierce wind gusts in excess of 50 miles per hour, according to official reports.
Heavy rain was also reported with the storms, causing some ponding on area roadways.
After the storms move out of the area, cooler temperatures are expected in coming days, with highs in the mid-to-upper 40s on Tuesday and then highs back into the upper-40s and low-50s by Wednesday. Another cooldown is possible heading into the weekend, according to forecast models.
