CHICAGO (WLS) — Strong storms moving through the Chicago area on Monday could bring high winds, heavy rain and flash flooding.
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A Flash Flood Warning is in effect for DeKalb County until 9 p.m.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect for Boone, DeKalb, Grundy, Kane, Kendall, LaSalle and McHenry counties until 8 p.m.
A Flood Watch is in effect for Boone, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Will, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, LaSalle, Lake (IL), McHenry, Winnebago, Lake (IN) and Porter counties until 4 a.m. Tuesday.
A Tornado Warning was is in effect for Kane County until 4:30 p.m. It has since expired.
A Tornado Warning was issued for Kane County, Illinois on Monday afternoon.
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning was in effect for Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Kane and Kendall counties until 5:15 p.m. It has since expired.
There are ground stops at O’Hare and Midway due to the storms.
The Storm Prediction Center has much of the North Side of Chicago as well as northern and western suburbs at a Level 2 Risk for severe weather, with the South Side and south suburbs and Northwest Indiana at a Level 1 risk for severe weather.
ABC7 Chicago Meteorologist Greg Dutra said high winds are the main threat for Monday’s expected storms.
The storms could also bring heavy rain, which may cause flash floods, Dutra said.
This comes after heavy rain and flooding hit parts of the Chicago area over the weekend, with some areas getting more than 6 inches of rain.
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