Chicago weather remains unsettled heading into the weekend, with the possibility of more severe storms Friday that could produce flash flooding and even a brief tornado.

A tornado watch has been issued until 11 p.m. Friday for Cook County and most of northern Illinois. Strong storms are expected to hit the Chicago area between 8 p.m. and midnight, the National Weather Service said.

Damaging winds, hail, isolated tornadoes, and torrential rain are possible with a string of storms approaching Chicagoland today.

A tornado watch has been issued for part of southeast Wisconsin until 11 p.m. The watch includes Jefferson, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Racine, Walworth and Waukesha counties. Stay with WeatherWatch 12 throughout the evening for any updates.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - According to the National Weather Service and local reports from the Emergency Management in Page County, a brief tornado touched down Friday afternoon.

This means that instead of receiving a tornado warning just 15 minutes before a storm strikes, residents could get up to two hours’ notice. The technology also allows for more targeted alerts, potentially narrowing warnings from entire regions to just one or two counties.

Sam, a resident at the border of St George and Hanham, said the "mini tornado" blew roof tiles off a neighbouring property while another elsewhere claimed bins and a bouncy castle went flying at a school event.

After a long night yesterday of severe weather, we are keeping a watch on some more potentially severe storms for this evening. Most of our area is under a Tornado Watch until 8PM tonight with an

The tornado warnings in Atlantic and Ocean counties in New Jersey are no longer in effect on Wednesday night. Earlier Wednesday, a tornado warning in New Castle County, Delaware, expired at around 9:15 p.m. A severe thunderstorm watch was in effect across much of the Philadelphia region for Wednesday evening.

A tornado warning for southeastern Guthrie County was allowed to expire as planned for 12:15 a.m. Friday. According to the National Weather Service, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Casey at 11:45 p.m., moving east at 35 mph.