NOW...

SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHERN ILLINOIS
THROUGH 1200 PM. THESE STORMS WILL BRING OCCASIONAL TO FREQUENT
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES...MODERATE TO HEAVY
RAINFALL...AND POSSIBLY SMALL HAIL...UP TO PEA SIZE.

MORE SPECIFICALLY...AS OF 1040 AM...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS
STRETCHED FROM MCHENRY COUNTY SOUTH THROUGH KENDALL COUNTY. THIS
LINE WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH EAST THROUGH THE CHICAGO METROPOLITAN
AREA AT ABOUT 35 MPH AND HAS BEEN GENERATING FREQUENT CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES.