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Severe Thunderstorms to Hit Northeast Ohio and Chicago Before Weekend Heat Wave

Cooling centers will open across Chicago over the weekend as heat indices surge past 100°F under the arriving heat wave.

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Overview

  • The Storm Prediction Center has placed northeastern Ohio under marginal to enhanced severe weather risk and parts of the Chicago area in a slight to enhanced risk category today, citing threats of damaging winds, hail and isolated tornadoes.
  • A cold front will sweep through this evening, triggering a line of showers and thunderstorms across Northeast Ohio after 6 p.m. and moving east by midnight.
  • Following the frontal passage, cooler and less humid conditions are expected on Thursday and Friday before a heat dome drives weekend highs into the mid-90s.
  • Heat indices are projected to exceed 100°F across Chicago and Northeast Ohio on Saturday and Sunday, marking the region’s first sustained heat wave of the year.
  • Chicago’s Department of Family and Support Services will open six cooling centers from Saturday through Tuesday to provide relief during peak heat hours.