A round of watches and warnings is in effect for parts of the Chicago area, some with the possibility of producing damaging hail and tornadoes.

Scattered storms today in Chicago with heavy downpours and localized flood risk. Expect fog tonight and a drier, warmer weekend.

Just hours after severe weather left a trail of damage across the Chicago area, with trees down, power out and Fourth of July celebrations flooded, another round of storms is still possible. The second round is expected to hit sometime between 6 p.

Chicago will see sunny, warm weather through the weekend before temperatures rise into the low 90s next week.

The Chicago area was pounded by severe storms for hours on Thursday afternoon and evening, with multiple reports of tornado damage stretching from the southwest suburbs to northwest Indiana.

Flooded basements can lead to mold and costly repairs.

Several rounds of strong storms moved through the Chicago area Friday night, bringing torrential rain, lightning and high winds. A repeat system looks to be in the forecast Saturday.