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Another round of severe thunderstorms moving into Chicago area Wednesday

Another round of severe thunderstorms is moving into the Chicago area on Wednesday after destructive storms on Tuesday.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning is in effect for La Salle County until 9:45 a.m.  

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect for  La Salle, Kankakee, Grundy, Kendall, Will, and De Kalb counties until 1 p.m. 

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Storms are expected to move in after 9 a.m., bringing damaging straight-line winds of 60 to 70 miles per hour. 

Hail, flooding, and wind damage are among the biggest threats. 

This round of storms comes as hundreds of thousands of people are experiencing power outages across Illinois and Indiana. Tuesday's storms brought winds over 90 miles per hour that left buildings damaged, schools closed, and trees downed onto homes. 

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