A tornado watch was still in effect until 11 p.m. Friday for Cook County and northern Illinois, but the severe weather mainly stayed northwest of the Chicago area thanks to a line of cool, dense air that broke the storms up.

Another round of severe storms are in the Chicago weather forecast Friday, expected to arrive in the afternoon and bring drenching rains and the possibility of tornadoes.

A round of storms brought strong winds and heavy rainfall to northern Central Illinois, with damaging wind gusts locally over 60 mph and the possibility of flooding, and another round of storms is expected to impact the area on Friday evening and night.

Isolated to scattered storms are expected this weekend, bringing the potential for localized flooding and occasional gusty winds.