Harm reviews from the western suburbs included “small timber, giant branches down” throughout the first spherical of storms that rolled by the Chicago metro space earlier within the afternoon Monday, and potential for spherical two is stirring “nicely south” of town, based on the Nationwide Climate Service Chicago.
It’s unclear how potent the redeveloping storms alongside and south of Interstate 80 for the night will probably be, stated Matt Friedlin, meteorologist with the Nationwide Climate Service Chicago, however they appear to be beginning after 6 p.m. The storms will probably be at the very least 100 miles south of the metro space, stated meteorologist Gino Izzo.
“The potential is there for extra thunderstorms,” he stated. “Some storms may very well be gusty in the event that they do redevelop, getting again as much as 60 mph.”
Lows Monday night time will probably be within the mid-60s, Friedlin stated, and the excessive Tuesday will probably be within the higher 70s with much less humid situations than Monday. The remainder of the week ought to be dry by Labor Day, he stated, with highs within the low to mid-80s.
The primary spherical of storms went by the Chicago metro space between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m., Friedlin stated, leading to scattered injury throughout the world. Gusts had been round 60 mph.
The extent of the wind injury was some fallen smaller timber and bigger branches, Friedlin stated, principally from the western suburbs, like Elgin, eastward alongside the Interstate 90 hall and alongside the lakefront on the North Facet in the direction of round Evanston.
By mid-to-late afternoon, the solar has come out within the metro space for essentially the most half with humid situations.