Storms are moving into the Chicago area at this hour.
The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for DeKalb, Dupage and Kane counties until 3:30 a.m. and Cook, Kendall, Grundy and Will counties in Illinois and Lake County in Indiana until 4:15 a.m.
Along with heavy downpours, strong wind gusts are likely with these storms. Wind gusts of 70 mph are possible.
The National Weather Service reported at 3 a.m. the strongest winds are now moving through Kane, DuPage and portion of Cook counties that measure 50-60 mph.
Full forecast analysis from our WGN Weather Center team at the Weather Center Blog.
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Storms blew through Wisconsin late Wednesday and into Thursday morning and enter Northern Illinois early Thursday morning. Storm warning and watches were issued and downed wires and vehicle damage were reported in Antioch, Wonder Lake, McHenry and Lake Villa.