Last of the Live Blog

The storms are evolving just about as expected, so with this update I'm discontinuing the live blog.

Here is an overview of the storms from AccuWeather Regional Radar at 4:45pm:

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Here are the storms in Iowa and the warnings in effect, tornado = red; severe thunderstorm = yellow.

And, west of Chicago. At last report, 120 flights were cancelled out of O'Hare. I continue to be concerned about tornadoes in two locations (arrows). Regardless, these storms will be very severe as they move across Chicagoland. Radar at 5:00pm.