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Severe thunderstorms hit Chicago area, and more may be coming

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Laura Bannon
Laura Bannon
Meteorologist
Laura Bannon is the weekday morning meteorologist at CBS2. A native of Chicagoland, Laura grew up in Naperville. She is an Emmy-nominated meteorologist and holds her NWA Seal of Approval.
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Kylee Miller
Kylee Miller
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Kylee Miller is designated as a Certified Broadcast Meteorologist by the American Meteorological Society. You can watch her on CBS Chicago.
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Severe thunderstorms swept through the Chicago area on Tuesday morning, and more may be coming in the afternoon and evening.

Storms pounded the area during the late morning hours, prompting some severe thunderstorm warnings for parts of the area. A severe thunderstorm watch was issued for most of the Chicago area, but was canceled earlier than planned. 

A second round of storms is expected between 3 p.m. and 10 p.m., with a slight risk of large hail, damaging winds, and heavy rainfall as the front passes through.

Golfball-sized hail was spotted in Joliet earlier Tuesday morning.     

A flood advisory is in effect until 1:30 p.m. for Cook and Will counties in Illinois and Lake County in Indiana.

The storms also caused delays at both O'Hare and Midway airports. The FAA issued ground stops at both airports earlier in the day, but those have since expired. As of 3:30 p.m., 90 flights at O'Hare had been canceled, and 1,278 flights had been delayed, with delays averaging an hour. At Midway, only one flight had been canceled, and 187 had been delayed, with delays averaging 21 minutes.

Showers and storms will gradually move south Tuesday night as a front clears the region, bringing a noticeable cooldown into the 30s and 40s by Wednesday morning.

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