Tornado Watch Issued for Cook County

A Tornado Watch is in effect until 10 p.m. for Cook, DuPage, Kankakee, Lake, McHenry and Will counties in Illinois and Walworth County in Wisconsin.

Severe weather in Illinois has erupted this afternoon causing tornado warnings and watches throughout the area. The tornado was spotted near Chenao or Pontiac at 5:05 p.m., according to NBC Chicago.

There were multiple reports of an observed tornado in Livingston County Tuesday evening after counties across the state saw another night of tense severe weather.

Between 1 and 3 inches of rain fell in an hour across parts of the Chicago area before the storms tapered off, according to the National Weather Service. Neither a funnel cloud nor a tornado have been reported. Will County Emergency Management Director Will Damron stated some communities together with Joliet, Lemont, Romeoville and Homer Glen activated their outside sirens as a warning to residents. Heavy rainfall and flash flooding are also threats with any of these storms. He said the area is very rural.