Just before 12:30 a.m. Thursday a strong storm moved through west suburban Hampshire with heavy rain and pea-sized hail. (Michelle Meyer)
Hail and heavy rain fell in the city and Chicago suburbs as lines of storms moved across the Midwest. (WLS Photo)
Hail and heavy rain fell in the city and Chicago suburbs as lines of storms moved across the Midwest. (WLS Photo)
Hail and heavy rain fell in the city and Chicago suburbs as lines of storms moved across the Midwest. (WLS Photo)
We had lightning hit our tree in northwest suburban Des Plaines. It sent shards all over the front lawn. One even landed and stuck in the grass! (Photo courtesy of ABC7 viewer jfirly)
We had lightning hit our tree in northwest suburban Des Plaines. It sent shards all over the front lawn. One even landed and stuck in the grass! (Photo courtesy of ABC7 viewer jfirly)
We had lightning hit our tree in northwest suburban Des Plaines. It sent shards all over the front lawn. One even landed and stuck in the grass! (Photo courtesy of ABC7 viewer jfirly)
A view from the Aon Center above the storm. (Kristin Korzen)
Heavy rain and flooding in north suburban Waukegan. (Kristal Garza-Vinzon)
A driver took cover from heavy rain at a gas station in southwest suburban Joliet. (Mellissa Brandt)
Heavy rain and hail falling in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood. (Corey Rangel)