Severe thunderstorm warnings were issued for several counties in Northern Illinois over the course of the evening Thursday.

One such warning was issued at 7:39 p.m. for Lake County and eastern McHenry County, and was in place until 8:15 p.m.

The storms were passing over Cary, Volo, and Antioch at 7:39 p.m., and were moving north at 30 mph.

The storms brought torrential rain and dangerous lightning in the areas of Libertyville, Wauconda, Round Lake Beach, and Third Lake.

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning was also issued for Porter County and east central Lake County in Indiana. The warning was in effect until 9 p.m.

Earlier, parts of Kendall, Will, Kane, DuPage, and DeKalb counties were placed under a warning for a storm that involved 60 mph winds, 0.75 inch hail, and a tremendous amount of lightning activity. 

There were numerous reports of tree limbs and power lines down in Kane, McHenry and Lake counties in Illinois, and a few more in Northwest Indiana.

Another storm system was coming toward Chicago area Thursday night — set to hit the western suburbs around 1 a.m. But this system was expected to fall apart, bringing only some gusty west winds and a little rain.