A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for a wide swath of the Chicago area, including LaSalle, Grundy, Will and Kankakee counties until 9 p.m., according to the National Weather Service.

See severe weather alerts for your area here, and track the storms with our interactive radar below: Friday is a First Alert day. We’re tracking heat that you don’t want to play with.

Syndication Thunderstorms move out of parts of central Ohio — live radar, weather updates A storm system is moving through central Ohio Friday evening.