Tornado Watch for parts of Illinois, including the Chicago region; The city breaks the Temory Record

Storms swept through the area on Thursday evening and brought heavy winds and rain after the city broke a 64-year record high temperature.

The city reached the record heat on May 15 after the high temperature at O'Hare Airport was recorded at 93 degrees, which exceeded the previous record of 91 degrees in 1961, the National Weather Service said.

A Tornado watch for parts of Illinois, including the Chicago region, ended at 8:45 p.m., the weather service says. A serious thunderstorm warning was also issued for Chicago until 8:45 p.m.

No tornados were reported in Illinois or Northwest Indiana, said the senior meteorologist of the Weather Service Brett Borchardt. Wind gusts of almost 80 miles per hour were recorded by the loop a few miles off the coast.

“Northern Cook County in Southern Lake Lake County had reports on golf ball size and a lot of wind damage,” said Borchardt. “And then there was another part from the proximity of the I-55 to Will County to Southern Cook County, including the south side of Chicago, with a lot of wind damage and a little hail too.”

The biggest hail – comparable to the size of a baseball – was discovered near Pontiac, about 100 miles southwest of Chicago, he said.

According to the Federal Aviation Administration, around 5:15 p.m. for all flights at O'Hare Airport at O'Hare Airport for all flights at O'Hare Airport. The floor stop was later raised. More than 670 flights were delayed and 94 can be canceled at O'Hare on Thursday.

The city's Ministry of Roads and Hygiene ceased urban crews in response to the weather, said officials in a statement. From Thursday evening, the department received more than 700 service inquiries in the city in connection with broken trees, large limbs and others, with the majority on the north side concentrated.

From 11 p.m. on Thursday, over 70,000 comed customers were without electricity, according to the pension company's failure card.

The storm threat also delayed the beginning of Beyonce's concert in the Field Soldier.

The storm can continue with hot weather and strong winds and the possibility of a critical risk of fire until Friday, according to the clocks, warnings and advice from the weather service.

“There is a potential for really strong winds and very dry conditions, which could make it very susceptible to quickly moving and rapidly spreading fires,” said Gino Izzi, a meteorologist of the weather service.

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