The Chicago area is once again looking at a stormy evening with the potential for some severe weather Friday night, and a rare dust storm warning was issued for much of the Chicago area as blowing dust is causing reduced visibility on several Interstate highways.

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

I’d be surprised if we didn’t see some tornadoes,” one meteorologist said. More than 300,000 are still without power after storms Thursday night.

The strong tornado threat Thursday includes Chicago, Milwaukee and a big chunk of central Wisconsin. Evansville, Indiana, is at the heart of Friday’s tornado threat.

A wide swath of the Midwest and Plains states is under a tornado watch and severe weather conditions are forecast to persist into next week, the National Weather service said Thursday.

Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter and the Rodeo Chitlin’ Circuit Tour” opens in Chicago this week, with shows Thursday, Saturday and Sunday nights.

Possible tornadoes ripped down trees and power lines in three states Thursday, and severe weather soaked a Beyoncé concert in Chicago and sent the crowd in cowboy hats seeking cover, officials said.