Chicago weather: Area under enhanced risk for severe storms; NWS issues Severe Thunderstorm Warning

CHICAGO (WLS) — A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service for parts of the Chicago area Monday afternoon.

A warning was issued for Cook, Grundy, Kendall, Will, Livingston and Ford counties until 1:45 p.m.

Another warning affects Lake County until 1 p.m. and and LaSalle County until 1:15 p.m.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch was issued for Boone, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, La Salle, Lake, Livingston, McHenry and Will counties in Illinois and Jasper, Lake, Newton and Porter counties in Indiana until 4 p.m.

After a warm and mostly quiet morning, ABC7 Chicago Meteorologist Tracy Butler said storms are expected to develop between 1-9 p.m. Some of those storms could become severe, which could bring damaging winds, heavy rain and frequent lightning.

The National Weather Service has most of the Chicago area under an enhanced risk for severe storms, which means numerous severe storms are possible.

Monday will be a warm day, with highs around 89. Tuesday will by sunny, breezy and cooler, with highs in the low 80s.