A tornado watch has been issued by the National Weather Service for the Chicago region until 10 p.m. Friday. The threat also exists for ping-pong size hail, according to the weather service.
Meteorologists are warning of a dangerous"two-punch" threat of severe weather Friday, with the potential for two rounds of storms bringing wind gusts topping 75 miles per hour, damaging hail and the threat of tornadoes.
According to the National Weather Service, the first round of storms could hit between 2 p.m. and 6 p.m., with the second round between 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. Though there's still some uncertainty surrounding the first wave of storms, the weather service said if it does materialize, it would bring a"heightened risk for longer-lived tornadoes and very large hail."
Scott Collis is the head of the geospatial computing, innovations and sensing department in the Environmental Science Division at Argonne National Laboratory. He explained that the unseasonably warm months of January and February paired with the extra rainfall in March have created the perfect conditions for severe weather like Friday’s storm to form.
“There’s still a lot of lingering cold air above,” Collis said, “and if there’s one thing storms like to feed on, it’s air that gets cooler with height.”Here’s an updated look at today’s and this evening’s severe weather potential. Destructive winds, several tornadoes, and damaging hail are all possible today! Make sure you have multiple ways to receive warnings this afternoon and evening!
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