Severe Weather

Severe conditions are forecasted across Northern Illinois and Northwest Indiana on Friday and ComEd says it’s preparing to respond to any power outages caused by the weather. A winter weather advisory is in effect from Friday at 10 a.m. to midnight and forecasters are calling for ice accumulations up to two-tenths of an inch and snow accumulations of up...

Severe weather is impacting the Chicago area on Tuesday, with watches and warnings issued throughout the region. Here are the latest headlines: Metra officials say that downed power lines near 91st Street have impacted both inbound and outbound trains, causing extensive delays. Multiple trains were stopped along the Electric Line route on Tuesday evening, and although service is resuming, extensive…

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Brant & Joey Miller

Brant & Joey Miller

Brant & Joey Miller

Brant & Joey Miller

Brant & Joey Miller

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The National Weather Service has confirmed an EF-1 tornado touched down in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood Monday, and according to historical records, the twister is an extremely rare event within city limits. According to records examined by NBC 5 Storm Team Meteorologist Paul Deanno, Monday’s tornado was just the sixth to touch down within Chicago city limits in the...

Severe weather on Monday caused major damage in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood. Chris Hush reports.

With severe thunderstorms and dangerous wind gusts heading toward the Chicago area, the National Weather Service has issued a warning to businesses and residents to prepare for the worst. According to a message sent out by the weather service Monday afternoon, restaurants with outdoor dining facilities, facilities using umbrellas and tents, such as public pools, and residents with backyard patio…

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Forecasters warn this is just the beginning of a potentially deadly hurricane season with up to 15 more named storms predicted for the season.

A severe thunderstorm watch that had been in effect for portions of Illinois and Indiana has been canceled after a round of severe weather moved through the area Sunday. The storms produced a series of severe thunderstorm warnings, dumping heavy rain and bringing gusty winds to the region. Multiple locations reported receiving more than 3 inches of rain during the…

Wednesday will be another warm day in the Chicago area, but the threat of severe weather looms in the forecast in the afternoon and evening hours. High temperatures are expected to reach into the mid-to-upper 80s throughout the area on Wednesday, but things could take a turn for the worse in the mid-to-late afternoon as showers and thunderstorms are expected…

Expect conditions to heat up across the Chicago area with storms on the way. NBC 5 meteorologist Paul Deanno reports.

Tens of thousands of ComEd customers lost power Thursday evening after a series of strong thunderstorms ripped through the Chicago area, bringing down trees in several communities. According to the ComEd outage map, more than 30,000 customers throughout Northern Illinois were without power at around 9 p.m. According to the utility, 13,458 customers were without power in suburban Kane County…