Friday is forecast to be very warm with highs well into the 70s and potentially as high as 80 with wind gusts up to 45 miles-per-hour, ABC7 Accuweather Meteorologist Tracy Butler said. Butler says the severe storms will start moving into the area around 10 p.m. and move out around 3 a.m.

A powerful storm system is set to sweep through the Chicago area overnight, bringing a risk of severe weather, including damaging winds, large hail, and potential tornadoes.