Chicago Weather Alert: Severe thunderstorms produce heavy rains, strong wind gusts
The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for multiple counties in the Chicago area.
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Albert Ramon is the chief meteorologist for CBS News Chicago. Albert joined the First Alert Weather Team in October 2021.
Before coming to CBS, Albert was chief meteorologist at the News Nation Network based in Chicago. While at the network, he covered landfalling hurricanes, blizzards, wildfires and tornado outbreaks for the entire country.
Albert also spent more than a decade at KVUE-TV in Austin, Texas, where he served as chief meteorologist. While in Austin, Albert won two regional Emmy Awards and several Associated Press Awards, including for Best Weathercast.
Before Austin, Albert also worked in Corpus Christi, Texas, at the CBS affiliate, where he also served as a chief meteorologist.
Albert holds degrees in Broadcast Meteorology from Mississippi State University and in Communication/Media Studies from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.
Albert has earned Seals of Approval from both the American Meteorological Society and the National Weather Association.
You can watch Albert's forecast weekdays at 5, 6, and 10 p.m.
The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for multiple counties in the Chicago area.
The National Weather Service has confirmed at least three tornados - two in Elgin, and one along a path from Burr Ridge to Stickney - and is surveying other storm damage from possible tornados.
There's a possibility for strong tornadoes late this afternoon into the evening, especially between Rockford and Chicago, and points northward along the Wisconsin state line.
Scattered storm chances increase after midnight, and especially by daybreak Wednesday.
Temperatures will be near 90 degrees Monday.
Rain chances will linger into Saturday morning. Rainfall amounts will be around one-quarter to half of an inch.
Rain chances increase Friday evening, and will be with us through Saturday morning.
A few storms could be strong or severe, producing hail and damaging winds.
A cold front will approach the area by late in the day on Wednesday, and will be the focus for scattered thunderstorms, especially after 4 p.m.
It will be mainly dry for most of Tuesday, but afternoon heating may trigger a few showers or storms.
Downpours made Sunday one of Chicago's top 100 wettest days in history.
Scattered showers are possible after midnight.
According to CBS 2 Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon, a brief heavy thunderstorm is possible before 9:00 p.m., but mainly along the Wisconsin/Illinois state line.
Smoke pouring down from Canadian wildfires has created air quality so bad that Chicago's was deemed the worst on Earth Tuesday.
Smoky skies and poor air quality is expected to last through Tuesday.