Live radar: Track storms across the Chicago area as potentially severe weather nears

With severe storms approaching Thursday afternoon, threatening to bring tornadoes, damaging winds and hail to the Chicago area, track them live to see if or when they could hit near you.

Nearly the entire Chicago area sits under the enhanced risk category, however, a small line beginning north of Chicago along the lakefront down to southern Chicago suburbs and into northwest Indiana remained under the “slight risk” category, a level two out of five.

All weather hazards are on the table, forecasters said.

“The main threats here will be damaging wind gusts and hail. There could be some strong, long-track tornadoes and I think that’s really what we’re going to have to watch,” NBC 5 Storm Team Meteorologist Iisha Scott said.

The main window for severe conditions looks to be between 3 p.m. and 9 p.m.

Track the system as it moves live here:

Another round of storms will again be possible Friday night and through Saturday.

See the full forecast here.