Friday is expected to be another potentially windy day with storms approaching the Chicago area in the afternoon and evening.

An outbreak of severe weather spawned numerous thunderstorm warnings and wind gusts in excess of 70 miles per hour in some locations.

A busy stretch of severe thunderstorms is underway due to record heat and now the threats are ramping up, putting major metro areas from Chicago to Nashville under threat as the country hits the peak of tornado season. Storms raked Chicagoland on Thursday afternoon with heavy downpours and hail.