Updates: Wind gust of nearly 80 mph reported in DuPage County as severe weather pounds area
6:31 p.m.: Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for DuPage, Will and Cook Counties
In addition to the violent wind gusts, quarter-size hail is possible with the storms, which are moving to the northeast at 45 miles per hour. The National Weather Service has reported a wind gust of 77 miles per hour at DuPage Airport, part of a storm cell that triggered a severe thunderstorm warning in the area.
Meanwhile, a tornado watch remains in effect for most of the area, but with storms not developing behind an initial line of thunderstorms, DeKalb County is no longer included on that list, per NWS officials.Residents in several counties are being urged to use caution as ping pong ball-size hail is apparently being reported near suburban Elgin.
All of Lake and McHenry counties are impacted by the warning, along with northern Kane County and northwestern Cook County, the National Weather Service says.
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