Severe thunderstorms are possible in the Chicago area Tuesday afternoon and evening following a wet, chilly day. Rain made for a messy morning commute for any early morning commuters, though it will become more scattered as the day continues.

The city reached a record-breaking 93 degrees Thursday, topping the previous May 15 record of 91 degrees set in 1961.

More severe storms were expected to roll across the central U.S. this week following the weather-related deaths of more than two dozen people and a devastating Kentucky tornado.

Downed trees were scattered across roads and thousands were without power after a line of destructive storms hit the city.

Following Tribune reporting last week that the team is pivoting its focus back to Arlington Heights and away from the city’s lakefront, Johnson told reporters on Tuesday that “there’s a long way to go still” — but hinted that he won’t be an active player in this next round of talks with state lawmakers.

CHICAGO - Storms may turn severe in southern parts of Chicagoland this afternoon, with a few brief tornadoes possible. An approaching low-pressure system is triggering scattered showers and storms across the Chicago area this afternoon, with the strongest activity expected in the far southern sections of the region.

After a rainy morning impacted commutes across the Chicago area, more storms are expected this evening as tornado warned storms fire off just south of the region.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- There was a threat of storms Thursday night in the Chicago area. There were also record-high temperatures. A Tornado Watch and Severe Thunderstorm Warning were in effect for multiple counties in Illinois and northwest Indiana, but they have since expired.

Beyoncé's forged away with the opening night of her "Cowboy Carter" concert in Chicago, despite delays due to severe weather and an evacuation.

Those weather threats include heavy rain, 75 mile-per-hour winds, large hail or even tornadoes, NBC 5 Storm Team Meteorologist Alicia Roman said. But there's also a chance that the storms don't develop, Roman said, due to the dry air in place.

Chicago saw its first-ever Dust Storm Warning within the city limits Friday as high winds carried dust across most of the area.