Several counties across the Chicago area were under severe thunderstorm watches and warnings as a morning line made its way through — and more is on the way. A ground stop was issued for flights heading to Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport due to thunderstorms Tuesday morning.

The storms also create a slight chance for flooding and could produce damaging winds of up to 60 mph in the southwest suburbs, according to the National Weather Service.

ABC7 Chicago AccuWeather meteorologists have issued an AccuWeather Alert for Monday night and Tuesday.

That includes DeKalb, LaSalle, Cook, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall and Will counties in Illinois, and Jasper, Lake, Newton and Porter counties in northwest Indiana. Scattered rain was expected to last through about 12 p.m., Roman said, with some heavy downpours possible.

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A ground stop was issued for flights heading to Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport due to thunderstorms Tuesday morning. The ground stop was put in place for departures to O’Hare until at least 10 a.