June 22, 2016 8:10 am Severe Weather Threat NBC 5’s Andy Avalos is tracking a severe storm system that could bring damaging winds, large hail, heavy rain and frequent lightning to the Chicago area Wednesday. Local 1:44 CHICAGO FORECAST: Storms impact region ahead of weekend cooldown 2:25 Thursday afternoon forecast 3:05 Thursday morning weather 2:16 Wednesday afternoon forecast 3:03 Wednesday morning weather