A Flood Watch is in effect in Chicago, as severe storms are expected to hit the area by the afternoon.The National Weather Service issued a Flood Advisory for northwest Indiana, including Jasper and Porter counties,

Funnel clouds were reported Friday morning in Illinois and there was a Flood Warning for parts of the Chicago area into the evening.

Top weather news for. Another day of scattered heavy thunderstorms inside what forecasters called a juicy, "tropical-like" air mass Saturday has renewed the risk of flash flooding from Iowa to Pennsylvania,