Chicago saw its first-ever Dust Storm Warning within the city limits Friday as high winds carried dust across most of the area.

A soggy Tuesday with possible severe storms, cooler temps, and a slow warm-up through the holiday weekend—get your full Chicagoland forecast here.

Those weather threats include heavy rain, 75 mile-per-hour winds, large hail or even tornadoes, NBC 5 Storm Team Meteorologist Alicia Roman said. But there's also a chance that the storms don't develop, Roman said, due to the dry air in place.

The city reached a record-breaking 93 degrees Thursday, topping the previous May 15 record of 91 degrees set in 1961.

Severe storms plowed through the Chicago area Thursday night, after the record-breaking high temperatures created conditions favorable for an outbreak. Thursday night had brought the Chicago area ...

Chicagoland endured a dangerous bout of severe weather on Thursday that brought hurricane-force winds, baseball-size hail or larger and prompted several storm warnings.

Friday was the first time the city had seen a dust storm since May 10, 1934, which was during the first wave of the Dust Bowl. Friday's storm was carrying dust picked up from farms in central Illinois,

Chicago-area residents have been asked to reduce water use, including delaying showers and not doing laundry, as heavy rains fall across the region, with more rain expected throughout the day.

Storms raked Chicagoland on Thursday afternoon with heavy downpours and hail. The National Weather Service has "good confidence" that strong storms will move into Indiana beginning at about 5 p.m. on May 16.