Sunday saw tornadoes touch down in Wisconsin, local flood-producing rainfall and wind damage in Lincoln, Ill., and scattered showers across northeast Illinois. In south-central and eastern Wisconsin, there were several funnel cloud and at least four tornado reports. Hardest hit was Hartford, Wis., just northwest of Milwaukee, where just before 3 p.m. multiple trees and power lines were downed, and a motel was destroyed along with damage to an elementary school. No serious injuries were reported.
This band of weather moved well to the east overnight, but more stormy weather is in store for Illinois and Wisconsin in the days ahead. Showers or thunderstorms are in the forecast each of the next four days. Just prior to a cold front, southwest winds could pull a brief surge of hot, humid air into northeast Illinois Wednesday. Indications are that a stalled weather system Thursday will result in the most widespread and heaviest rains this week.
--By Paul Dailey, WGN-TV Weather Center Meteorologist
WGN-TV Chief Meteorologist Tom Skilling and the WGN Weather Center staff provide daily coverage of weather in the Chicago area.
