Tornado watches and severe storm warnings were issued for portions of the Chicago area late Friday night as intense storms and strong winds hit the region.
Several tornado watches, tornado warnings and severe thunderstorm warnings were issued throughout the nighttime hours, but all had expired by 11:15 p.m.
McHenry, Lake, DeKalb, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee, DuPage, LaSalle, Kendall, Cook and Will counties in Illinois and Lake, Porter, Newton and Jasper counties in Indiana are all under a wind advisory beginning at 3 a.m. CT Saturday and continuing until 3 p.m.
The weather system that brought storms late Friday could potentially stick around into Saturday morning, and a drop in temperatures could lead to some light snowfall around the area if that occurs.
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That snow would be blown around by increasingly strong winds, some of which could gust up to 50 miles per hour. That will be the primary threat for the area on Saturday, with temperatures dropping throughout the day as the weekend gets underway.
Sunday will see temperatures climb back into the mid-40s, and will set the stage for a dramatic warm-up heading into the new work week. Temperatures could potentially soar into the 60s by Wednesday, although a new storm system will bring in rains and gusty winds and put an end to the warmer conditions in fairly short order.
The NBC 5 Storm Team will follow the developing weather, and will have more details on just how the storm system will approach the Chicago area.
