Localized flooding was reported on some Chicago-area streets and highways as heavy rain continued to fall on parts of the area Monday evening.
An NBC Chicago journalist reported flooding on a portion of the Eisenhower Expressway at around 11 p.m. Monday.
If you're going to be driving anytime soon, make sure to be extra alert and give yourself extra time.
According to meteorologists on the NBC 5 Storm Team, be aware that you may experience flooding and that you may not be able to see how deep the floodwaters are in the dark.
In a post on the social media platform Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected to continue across the area until around midnight before moving out.
Some storms may be strong to marginally severe, with small hail and gusty winds possible across much of the area. However, the exception was McHenry County as well as parts of Kane, Cook and Lake counties.
Several severe thunderstorm and tornado warnings were issued for northwestern Illinois and southern Wisconsin as a cold front approached the region earlier Monday, but the storms began to weaken as it arrived.
Before previous storms began to dissipate, cells caused multiple tornado warnings to be issued for counties near the Mississippi River. No landing had been confirmed as of Monday evening, according to officials.
The storms brought down quarter-sized hail in some locations, and strong local winds blew at speeds exceeding 50 miles per hour, according to official reports.
Heavy rain also fell with the storms, causing some puddles to appear on the roads in the area.
After storms move out of the area, temperatures are expected to be cooler in the coming days, with highs in the mid to upper 40s on Tuesday and then rising back into the upper 40s and low 50s by Wednesday. Another slowdown is likely heading into the weekend, according to forecast models.
