WeatherFanatics: LIVE: Severe Storms Unfolding Across Portions of the Plains and Midwest

Saturday, June 21, 2014

LIVE: Severe Storms Unfolding Across Portions of the Plains and Midwest

June 21,2014; 8:30PM,EDT

Severe thunderstorms, bringing the threat of large hail, flooding downpours and damaging winds are developing over portions of the northern Plains and Midwest.
Strong storms moved through the Chicago area Saturday evening, causing ground delays at Chicago O'Hare International Airport and Chicago Midway International Airport. The start of the game between the Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates at Wrigley Field was also delayed.
"Storms will continue to fire across this region into the evening hours, producing a threat for damaging wind gusts to 70 mph and large, damaging hail," said AccuWeather.com Meteorologist Brian Edwards.
A second area of concern is located across the High Plains from Nebraska through western Minnesota with an enhanced threat for damaging wind gusts and large, destructive hail. Edwards added that hailstones could reach the size of baseballs in parts of the Dakotas and Nebraska.

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UPDATES: (All times are listed in Central time)

10:13 p.m. CDT Saturday: 60 mph gust occurred 5 miles east of Vale, South Dakota, reports fire department.
9:26 p.m. CDT Saturday: Street flooding occurring in Aurora, Illinois, law enforcement reports.
9:16 p.m. CDT Saturday: 0.98 inches of rain fell in one hour at the James River, Ashton, South Dakota, according to Mesonet:

8:27 p.m. CDT Saturday: NWS spotter reports 2.5 inches of rain fell in 35 minutes in Sullivan, Missouri.
7:55 p.m. CDT Saturday: Ameren Missouri reports more than 9,000 outages and Ameren Illinois reports more than 8,500 outages.
7:07 p.m. CDT Saturday: Strong thunderstorm moving into the St. Louis area. It is expected to arrive in downtown St. Louis in 20 to 30 minutes, AccuWeather.com Meteorologist Brian Edwards said.

7:02 p.m. CDT Saturday: Wind gusts up to 52 mph reported in Harvester, MO reports NWS employee.
6:29 p.m. CDT Saturday: Due to thunderstorms in the area, ground stops are in effect at Chicago O'Hare International Airport and Chicago Midway International Airport.
6:27 p.m. CDT Saturday:
6:21 p.m. CDT Saturday:
5:58 p.m. CDT Saturday:
5:47 p.m. CDT Saturday:
5:43 p.m. CDT Saturday:
5:27 p.m. CDT Saturday: Golf ball-sized hail near Horace, Kansas, law enforcement reports.
5:14 p.m. CDT Saturday:
5:13 p.m. CDT Saturday: NWS spotter reports 2.7 inches of rain has fallen near Versailles, IL in the past hour and a half.
5:06 p.m. CDT Saturday: Wind gusts up to 70 mph recorded in Hawthorn Woods, Illinois, reports NWS spotter.
4:47 p.m. CDT Saturday:
4:44 p.m. CDT Saturday Possible tornado headed into the northern suburbs of Chicago, said AccuWeather.com Meteorologist Brian Edwards. Reports of trees down around Round Lake Beach.
3:56 p.m. CDT Saturday: Winds gusts up to 52 mph recorded near Deer Creek, Illinois.
3:47 p.m. CDT Saturday: Golf ball-sized hail in Astoria, Illinois reports emergency management.

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