Severe weather is expected over the next 24 hours for Chicago with gusty wind, thunderstorms, and snow. Aside from a few showers, there will be a cloudy and mild to start Wednesday. An intense line of thunderstorms moves into Chicago after 1 p.

If you live in a high-rise apartment building, you should use the stairs to get to the bottom floor, and seek shelter in the staircase, hallways, or even parking garage! If you can’t get to the bottom floor, get away from windows, seek shelter in a closet, and cover yourself with a blanket or mattress.

It’s unclear whether any tornadoes touched down in the Chicago metro, but Gary, Indiana, was hit. Then overnight, parts of the Chicago metro area got snow.