India, May 18 -- A powerful line of storms is sweeping through the Chicago area Monday morning, bringing the threat of tornadoes, damaging winds and large hail with it.

The Storm Prediction Center has placed the region under a Level 2 slight risk for severe storms, per ABC7. The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for parts of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio which are valid until 6:00pm EDT (5:00pm CDT) on Monday, May 18. The watch area puts over 13.9 million people at risk, along with 4,213 schools and 278 hospitals, according to NWS.

The storms are packing a serious punch. According to the NWS, the primary threats include:

Tornadoes- A couple of tornadoes are possible

Hail- Isolated hail up to ping p...