After a series of severe thunderstorms caused extensive wind damage across the Chicago area on Monday afternoon, more storms fired in areas to the south, sparking watches and warnings in their wake.
A special weather statement was issued for one such storm in Grundy, Will and Kankakee counties, with damaging hail and wind gusts of up to 50 miles per hour possible, according to officials.
Elsewhere, severe thunderstorm warnings popped up in Livingston County, with a cell producing large hail and wind gusts in excess of 60 miles per hour, according to the National Weather Service.
That storm system was tracking toward the east at approximately 35 miles per hour Monday evening.
A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect for most of central Illinois until late this evening.
According to the National Weather Service, additional sunshine and the persistent muggy weather were helping to provide fuel for another round of storms, which developed ahead of a cold front that is expected to drop temperatures to more comfortable levels for the remainder of the week.
Once the front passes through the area, significantly cooler temperatures and pleasant conditions are expected for the remainder of the week, with highs reaching the 70s through at least the weekend, according to extended forecast models.
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