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A day after heavy rains, and even a tornado, left homes flooded and property damaged, there is another threat of severe weather coming for Chicago.
Ahead of Tuesday's night's anticipated rains, the city is asking residents to make sure surrounding storm drains are clear.
With the severe weather, there is a chance of flooding and heavy winds. The thunderstorms are set to roll in around noon and continue through the afternoon.
A narrow band of powerful storms swept over the Chicago area Saturday afternoon, bringing wind gusts of up to 60 mph, prompting a warning for sailors on Lake Michigan.
Powerful storms moved through the western and southwestern suburbs early Thursday afternoon, setting off tornado warnings and severe thunderstorm warnings, and bringing heavy rain, some hail, and at least one apparent sighting of a funnel cloud.
A strong storm system is moving out of the Plains and into the Midwest Thursday, bringing a wide range of temperatures and the possibility of strong to severe storms.
The Chicago area was hit a wave of fast-moving strong storms--dropping large hail, downing trees and causing tornado-like damage in Indiana.
The National Weather Service is investigating reports of at least 12 tornadoes passing through communities south of Springfield.
Overnight, Tropical Storm Gordon hit the Gulf Coast, dumping rain and powerful winds of 70 mph on three states, spawning tornadoes and kicking up heavy surf in its wake.
Gordon is on track to become the first tropical storm to make landfall in the U.S. this season. Warnings are up in Alabama and Mississippi.
The pop-up storms created a free for all on the way to O'Hare Monday. Some people opted to get out of their cars in an effort to get to the airport on time for their flights.
Heavy rain and damaging lightning left a trail of damage throughout Chicago and the surrounding suburbs.
More heavy rain is coming to the Midwest, an area already waterlogged after powerful weekend storms. Tens of millions face the threat of flooding, with forecasters predicting the storm system will stall over the region.
Pearl Jam is scheduled to perform at Wrigley Field. The band said, "Due to impending inclement weather, we are forced to clear the field and lower bowl seating area for tonight's show."
Severe weather moving through the southwest left more than a dozen people injured outside a Backstreet Boys and 98 Degrees concert Saturday night.
Heavy rain swept into the Chicagoland area on Tuesday afternoon.
Strong winds damaged dozens of homes in Silver Lake, Indiana.
Sirens went off in Central Iowa, as residents watched two funnel clouds rip through neighborhoods.
At least eight people are dead after a duck boat capsized in Missouri due to severe weather.
"When it started raining, it made it feel more dramatic."
The National Weather Service says multiple tornadoes have touched down in central Will County near Wilton Center, Illinois.
Three car owners in the Albany Park neighborhood woke up to a boom Thursday morning, when a huge tree limb fell on their vehicles, thanks to powerful storms overnight.
Residents in the Garfield Ridge neighborhood say rain picked up as the storm rolled through on Wednesday night.
The storms were so powerful Wednesday they ripped at least part of a roof off an apartment building in Bronzeville, leaving hundreds homeless.
