Chicago faces threat of strong tornadoes as severe storms set to blast Midwest, Great Lakes

Chicago, Milwaukee and several other Midwest metros are in the path of a dangerous severe weather threat that covers more than 45 million people across the region — with storms expected to begin firing over eastern Iowa by late Thursday morning before charging east. According to NOAA's Storm Prediction Center, thunderstorms capable of producing a strong tornado (EF 2+) are likely across parts of Chicagoland, Rockford as well as parts of southern Wisconsin and eastern Iowa.