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Strong storms swept through the Chicago area Saturday evening, bringing torrential rain, hail, and damaging winds, causing significant damage in several suburbs.
Residents across the Chicago area were cleaning up after Saturday night storms dealt serious damage, including at a suburban condominium building that took a direct hit. "I lived here 28 years and never anything like this," resident Antony Artaga said. A Mount Prospect condo building, which is home to dozens, was heavily damaged.
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FOX 32 Chicago on MSNLIVE UPDATES: Severe Thunderstorm Warning for parts of Illinois, Indiana in effect
Much of the Chicago area will see temperatures into the 90s today, although temps might be a bit cooler near the lake.
According to the National Weather Service, tornadoes are possible along with isolated hail up to quarter-size.
It's bound to be a busy weekend with the Chicago Air and Water show returning to the skies over Lake Michigan and the incredibly popular Savannah Bananas coming to town for the first time.
The National Weather Service on Wednesday issued a severe thunderstorm warning for the Chicago area, cautioning of the risk of quarter-sized hail and wind gusts of 70 mph.
As climate change warms average global temperatures, hailstones larger than pingpong or golf balls will become more frequent — likely worsening the weather hazard’s already billions of dollars in annual property damage across the country, according to a study published last year in the scientific journal npj Climate and Atmospheric Science.