Storms possible across Chicago area on Election Day

Showers are possible early Tuesday, with a 50% chance of thunderstorms after 3 p.m.

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Several brief tornadoes were reported as severe thunderstorms with damaging hail hit the Chicago area late Monday, according to the National Weather Service.

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Voters may want to carry an umbrella to the polls Tuesday.

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Thunderstorms could possibly roll through the city again – a few days after severe weather tore through Illinois and the Midwest.

Showers are possible early, with a 50% chance of thunderstorms after 3 p.m. and throughout the night in Chicago, according to the National Weather Service.

The scattered storms could bring wind gusts up to 30 mph.

Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.

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