A Tornado Watch is in effect, as is a Flood Watch, for large swaths of the Chicago area Wednesday. The possibility of stronger tornadoes is most likely from Ottawa to the Loop, especially on the South Side,

Northern and central Indiana are under a tornado watch until 8 p.m. EDT, with scattered hail up to ping-pong ball-sized hail and wind gusts up to 75 mph possible.

A major tornado watch has been issued for four U.S. states on Wednesday evening. Strong tornadoes have hit in multiple U.S. states in recent days, including Illinois, Colorado and Nebraska. More could be coming on Wednesday night.