Severe weather could pick back up in the Chicago area Monday evening following storms that hit some parts of the city earlier in the day with 1-inch hail.
The National Weather Service’s Chicago office said there are two windows of time during which the storms could happen, between 4 and 11 p.m. Monday and 3 and 10 a.m. Tuesday. The inclement weather is forecast for the Chicago metropolitan area north to the Wisconsin state line.
“A few storms may be severe, with damaging winds and hail,” the weather service said in a post on X. “A tornado cannot be ruled out today, either.”
The weather service issued a hazardous weather outlook Monday afternoon warning of the storms that could include winds up 60 mph, half dollar-sized hail and a risk of tornadoes. A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect until midnight for parts of Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin.
With the storms come hazardous conditions on Lake Michigan that could include 6- to 9-foot waves and dangerous currents, the weather service said. The swimming conditions could be life-threatening, so people are advised to avoid the piers, jetties, breakwalls and other shoreline structures.
The storms rolled in over the Chicago area Monday morning, hitting some parts of the city with 1-inch hail before clearing up.
Rain was reported in parts of Chicago and Lake County. Inch-sized hail was reported in Chicago’s Edgewater neighborhood, while north suburban Highland Park got hit by quarter-sized hail, said Casey Sullivan, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.
By 10:30 a.m., the rain had largely passed through Chicago and moved into Northwest Indiana, Sullivan said.
“It’s going to be somewhat isolated coverage with a chance that it could become severe,” Sullivan said.
A cold front is expected to move through the area Tuesday, Sullivan said. Areas north of Chicago near the lake will likely see temperatures in the 60s; temperatures in areas south are expected to be in the lower 90s.
“Once we get through tomorrow evening, the rest of the week is looking pleasant with low humidity, dry conditions and seasonable temps.”
Contributing: Violet Miller