A round of severe storms are expected to move into the Chicago area Friday night, with strong winds continuing onto Saturday during St. Patrick's Day celebrations. Friday is forecast to be very warm with highs well into the 70s and potentially as high as 80 with wind gusts up to 45 miles-per-hour,

The weather service is warning about a severe weather threat involving thunderstorms that could bring destructive winds and tornadoes to the Chicagoland area Friday into Saturday.