A rather small area of severe weather is in the forecast for this afternoon and evening over Illinois. As the area of severe storms moves northeast this evening some of those thunderstorms could still be severe in the southwest corner of Michigan.

An intense line of thunderstorms moves into Chicago after 1 p.m. bringing a tornado risk, especially in the south and southwest suburbs.

Chicago weather Wednesday includes the threat of severe thunderstorms with damaging winds starting around 1 p.m. The south and southwest suburbs also have a tornado risk.

Tens of millions of people living in the Midwest and central U.S. could be impacted by tornadoes on Wednesday while critical wildfire conditions continue to impact the Southwest, after recent wildfires and a tornado outbreak killed at least 42 people over the weekend.

Another storm system is affecting millions of people in the middle of the U.S. Parts of the Midwest and Great Plains faced blizzard conditions Wednesday and a broad swath of neighboring states are at risk of high winds and wildfires.

Strong tornadoes are possible near Chicago, while blizzard conditions have been blasting Nebraska and Kansas. Farther south, Oklahoma and Texas are facing critical wildfire danger.

Downstate towns are remembering the 695 victims killed by the Tri-State Tornado. It is the deadliest and longest tornado in U.S. history.