{"id":26255,"date":"2025-05-17T01:09:33","date_gmt":"2025-05-17T01:09:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/rare-dust-storm-blows-through-chicago-area\/"},"modified":"2025-05-17T01:09:33","modified_gmt":"2025-05-17T01:09:33","slug":"rare-dust-storm-blows-through-chicago-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/rare-dust-storm-blows-through-chicago-area\/","title":{"rendered":"Rare dust storm blows through Chicago area"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>A rare dust storm warning was issued for much of the Chicago area Friday night as fast-moving wall of dust blanketed the city and suburbs in a thick haze.<\/p>\n<p>The dust storm blew through as scattered showers and thunderstorms were moving through northern Illinois and northwest Indiana.<\/p>\n<p>Multiple dust storm warnings were issued as a wall of dust moved through the Chicago area at 50 mph, but have since been cancelled or expired.<\/p>\n<p>The National Weather Service said the dust storm caused significantly reduced visibility on Interstate 55 near Shorewood, Interstate 57, and Interstate 80 near Joliet, along with Interstate 65 near Crown Point, Indiana.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-large\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/05\/16\/b8fd3d37-db66-4b25-87cf-125ea00d7bc2\/thumbnail\/620x465\/222ebde267961761b60aa15ffa6d9b6a\/att-kio2yporkaplrklfz2tu0-prsxfgqllmmy7oi8y1leg.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91#\" alt=\"att-kio2yporkaplrklfz2tu0-prsxfgqllmmy7oi8y1leg.jpg \" height=\"465\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/05\/16\/b8fd3d37-db66-4b25-87cf-125ea00d7bc2\/thumbnail\/620x465\/222ebde267961761b60aa15ffa6d9b6a\/att-kio2yporkaplrklfz2tu0-prsxfgqllmmy7oi8y1leg.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/05\/16\/b8fd3d37-db66-4b25-87cf-125ea00d7bc2\/thumbnail\/1240x930\/dcd874cc0c55323fcae7c1baefc7fade\/att-kio2yporkaplrklfz2tu0-prsxfgqllmmy7oi8y1leg.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">A dust storm blows through Morris, Illinois, during a high school graduation ceremony on May 16, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                CBS<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The literal wall of dust blowing through the Chicago area quickly dropped visibility to almost zero as the dust storm blew through. Visibility dropped noticeably in downtown Chicago shortly before 7 p.m., but had mostly cleared up again by around 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>In Kankakee County, visibility was down to zero around 6:30 p.m., but was back up to 10 miles by 7 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>The storms also prompted ground stops at O&#8217;Hare and Midway airports that have since been lifted.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As showers and storms in some areas hit at the same time as the dust storm, there have been reports of almost a &#8220;mud rain.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to the National Weather Service, wind gusts could reach over 70 miles per hour during the storms.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The most significant storm threat remains east of I-55.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Cooler, dry weather settles in this weekend, but a rainy pattern returns next week. Early projections show that we may total 1&#8243; to 1.5&#8243; of rain Monday night through Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n<p>Cooler and dry weather will then settle in for the weekend.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-video embed--type-content_video is-video embed--float-left embed--size-medium\"><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n                              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/chicago\/video\/time-lapse-video-of-rare-dust-storm-blowing-through-chicago\/\" class=\"embed__headline-link\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>          <span class=\"embed__icon\"><br \/>\n            <svg viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n              <use xlink:href=\"#icon-video\"\/>\n            <\/svg><br \/>\n          <\/span><\/p>\n<p>          <span class=\"embed__headline\">Time lapse video of rare dust storm blowing through Chicago<\/span><\/p>\n<p>          <span class=\"embed__video-duration\">00:45<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                      <\/a><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>A few schools closed due to power outages<\/h2>\n<p>A small number of schools <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/chicago\/school-closings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">announced closures Friday<\/a> due to power outages in the wake of <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/chicago\/news\/severe-storms-chicago-weather-thursday\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Thursday&#8217;s severe weather<\/a><\/span> events.<\/p>\n<p>As of 7:30 a.m. Friday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cps.k12.in.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Crown Point Community School<\/a>, Lake Station Community Schools and Manhattan District #114 had all reported closures.<\/p>\n<p>There will be no on-site and e-learning at Arbor Park School Distirct #145 due to power and internet outages.<\/p>\n<h2>Next week&#8217;s temperatures back off significantly in Chicago<\/h2>\n<p>Summer-like conditions continue as highs reach near 90 degrees.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-large\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/05\/16\/aff65423-a694-44fa-be06-8b3a9d5548fb\/thumbnail\/620x349\/716e16006c44c900490ee4bfb0668f54\/05f15bf9-df26-42ca-980e-eb7f4be05fea.png?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91#\" alt=\"05f15bf9-df26-42ca-980e-eb7f4be05fea.png \" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/05\/16\/aff65423-a694-44fa-be06-8b3a9d5548fb\/thumbnail\/620x349\/716e16006c44c900490ee4bfb0668f54\/05f15bf9-df26-42ca-980e-eb7f4be05fea.png?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 1x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\"\/><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Winds remain strong into the night and Saturday. <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/chicago\/news\/chicago-weather-forecast-7-day-radar\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Click here to see our full seven day forecast<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation \">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">More from CBS News<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>    <!-- tags --><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/team\/todd-feurer\/\" class=\"content-author__name\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Todd  Feurer<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author__bio\">\n<div class=\"content-author__full-information\">\n<p class=\"content-author__text\">Todd Feurer is a web producer for CBS Chicago. 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