['locationArea | parts_of_northern_Illinois', 'timePoint | Tuesday_evening', 'timePoint | through_the_overnight_hours_into_Wednesday', 'weatherFrequency | at_times', 'weatherIntensity | heavy', 'weatherIntensity | small', 'weatherType | downpours', 'weatherType | foggy', 'weatherType | hail', 'weatherType | lightning', 'weatherType | overcast', 'weatherType | rain', 'windAmount | storms']
After a foggy and overcast day, storms producing heavy downpours, lightning and at times small hail pelted parts of northern Illinois on Tuesday evening, with rain continuing through the overnight hours into Wednesday.