Thousands of customers are without power in the Chicago area as a line of powerful thunderstorms rumbled through the area Monday.
According to the latest estimates from ComEd, nearly 12,000 customers are without power, with the bulk of them located in Cook County. Another 1,000 customers were without power in Will County, according to the utility.
You can get the latest updates on outages through ComEd’s website.
A severe thunderstorm watch was issued Monday morning, and a line of thunderstorms swept through the area, bringing gusty winds, heavy rain and frequent lightning to the region.
The story was the same in northwest Indiana, as at least 3,500 customers were left without power according to NIPSCO data. Most of the outages were reported in East Chicago, with outages also being reported in Portage and St. John as the severe thunderstorm warnings continued.
The ongoing severe thunderstorm watch is expected to be canceled once thunderstorms finish rumbling through the region, but the Chicago area won’t be done with severe storms this week, as another chance of powerful weather could enter the forecast on Tuesday.
Stay tuned to the NBC 5 Storm Team for the latest forecasts and for the latest updates on power outages and ground stoppages in the Chicago area.
