The weather forecast for the Chicago area Wednesday includes a rising risk of severe storms, and widespread rain. Here's the latest track and timing.

A bulk of the region has been upgraded to an enhanced risk for severe storms, or a level 3/5 threat, for Wednesday afternoon and evening. Forecasters from the National Weather Service in Paducah said

Much of the central United States, from Texas through Missouri and up into the Great Lakes region, will again be under the threat of severe weather on Wednesday, with the potential for powerful winds,