A tornado watch remains in effect for most of the Chciago area and parts of northwest Indiana, even after numerous touchdowns were reported during an outbreak of severe weather Monday.

The watch includes McHenry, Lake, DeKalb, Kane, DuPage, Cook, LaSalle, Kendall, Grundy, Will and Kankakee counties in Illinois, along with Lake, Porter, LaPorte, Newton and Jasper counties in northwest Indiana.

The watch will last until 10 p.m., according to the National Weather Service.