A windy and warmer day kicks off Friday in Chicago, but a severe storm threat is expected to develop after dark, bringing with it the possibility for damaging winds.

After a day of near record-high temperatures and sunny skies, the Chicago area is bracing for possibly severe storms and dangerously high winds heading into Saturday.

A line of severe thunderstorms racing across the Midwest could bring destructive winds over 70mph to Chicago and the Southwest Suburbs late Friday night, along with a chance of some tornadoes.

The advisory was for San Luis Obispo County Beaches, San Luis Obispo County Inland Central Coast, Santa Barbara County Central Coast Beaches, Santa Barbara County Inland Central Coast and Antelope Valley.

Carquinez Strait and Delta, Central Sacramento Valley, Southern Sacramento Valley and Northern San Joaquin Valley are the focus of a wind advisory released at 1:19 a.m. on Friday by the National

The National Weather Service released a high wind warning at 1:11 a.m. on Friday valid between 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. The warning is for Leavenworth, Wyandotte, Johnson, Platte, Clay, Jackson, Miami, Linn,

The National Weather Service in Wilmington issued a wind advisory on Friday for several central Ohio counties. Franklin, Delaware, Union, and Madison counties are under the wind advisory until 8 p.m.

Findlay and Hancock County are included in a Wind Advisory issued by the National Weather Service. The Wind Advisory goes from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday. Forecasters say winds of 20 to 30 miles per hour will gust up to 50 miles per at times.

Friday may be a sure sign of spring, but don’t start setting up your patio furniture just yet. The National Weather Service has a wind advisory for Cuyahoga and counties to the west, starting at 8 a.m.