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Name: Storms packing strong tornadoes, large hail threaten Midwest cities like Chicago, Milwaukee
Uploaded: 2025-05-15T08:22:32-04:00
Duration: 3 min
Description: A multiday severe weather threat is continuing on Thursday, with tens of millions of people in cities like Chicago and Milwaukee bracing for storms that could produce strong tornadoes, large hail and damaging wind gusts. FOX Weather Meteorologists Marissa Torres and Jane Minar break down the latest forecast on Thursday, May 15.

Storms packing strong tornadoes, large hail threaten Midwest cities like Chicago, Milwaukee

A multiday severe weather threat is continuing on Thursday, with tens of millions of people in cities like Chicago and Milwaukee bracing for storms that could produce strong tornadoes, large hail and damaging wind gusts. FOX Weather Meteorologists Marissa Torres and Jane Minar break down the latest forecast on Thursday, May 15.

Large swaths of the Midwest are under severe weather threats into this weekend, as some locations could experience extreme winds, large hail, and potential strong tornadoes. This comes after cities in the region have already experienced rounds of severe weather earlier this week.

Track the storms live here with updating radar and forecast maps for all facets of the severe weather threat:

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Live radar:

A three-hour radar loop. Yellow shaded areas denotes a Severe Thunderstorm Watch while red shaded areas denote a Tornado Watch.
Warning boxes are color coded as: Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in yellow, Tornado Warnings in red, Tornado Warnings with confirmed tornado in purple, Flash Flood Warnings in green, and Flash Flood Emergencies in pink.
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Thursday severe storm threat:

According to the FOX forecast center, cities like Chicago could face the worst of tornado danger as the city is at a level 3/5 threat.
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Thursday tornado risk:

Tornado threat risk for Thursday
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Thursday large hail risk:

Large amounts of hail are expected to pummel Midwestern cities heading into the weekend, with egg-sized hail possible in some areas.
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Thursday damaging wind risk:

Thursday threat of damaging hurricane-force winds reaching up to 75 mph.
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The multiple-day weather threat continues going into Friday, with the Midwest experiencing a further risk of large hail and damaging winds.

Friday severe storm threat:

Friday's severe storm threat
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Friday tornado risk:

The FOX Forecast Center predicts EF-2 or possibly stronger tornadoes will pass through midwestern cities such as Louisville and Bowling Green on Friday.
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Friday large hail potential:

Parts of the South U.S. join the Midwest for severe weather as more hail is expected to strike. Cities such as St. Louis, Louisville, and Dallas can expect egg-sized hail, which measures up to two inches.
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Friday damaging wind threat:

Friday threat of damaging hurricane-force winds reaching up to 75 mph.
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Friday flash flood threat:

Flash flood threats are expected Friday, leading into the weekend, as Nashville, Louisville, and Cincinnati are all under a level 2/4 threat.
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Friday dew point forecast:

Another factor for the Friday threat is the dew point, as large amounts of Gulf moisture surge into some regions.
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