Chicago, Illinois severe weather outlook tomorrow includes threat of strong thunderstorms, snow to follow

CHICAGO (WLS) — The Chicago area is facing a potential threat of severe thunderstorms on Wednesday.

Leading up to Wednesday, the weather is expected to be overcast with temperatures falling to the 40s and 50s, along with the chance of an isolated shower early in the day.

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Meteorologist Larry Mowry from ABC7 Chicago anticipates intermittent episodes of showers and thunderstorms throughout the day on Wednesday.

Two different timeframes of rain are expected.

The first will be mid-morning to early afternoon. This could include some thunder, but severe weather is not expected.

The second timeframe is late afternoon into the evening, roughly between 3 and 8 p.m.

Scattered thunderstorms will be possible across the area, with the threat for high winds and large hail.

The tornado threat appears to be low, but not zero.

The Chicago area is under a Level 2 risk of severe weather.

Once the storms move out, snow showers will push in from the north.

Most of the snow will fall before the Thursday morning commute.

But, a slushy dusting to an inch or 2 of accumulation will be possible with some isolated spots seeing as much as 3 inches of snow.

Severe storms caused damage across the Chicago area late Friday night into Saturday morning.

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