{"id":26277,"date":"2025-05-17T04:19:09","date_gmt":"2025-05-17T04:19:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/see-the-moment-a-dust-storm-blanketed-chicago-its-like-something-out-of-the-history-books\/"},"modified":"2025-05-17T04:19:09","modified_gmt":"2025-05-17T04:19:09","slug":"see-the-moment-a-dust-storm-blanketed-chicago-its-like-something-out-of-the-history-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/see-the-moment-a-dust-storm-blanketed-chicago-its-like-something-out-of-the-history-books\/","title":{"rendered":"See the moment a dust storm blanketed Chicago; &#8220;It&#8217;s like something out of the history books&#8221;"},"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 time-lapse video shows how quickly the Chicago skyline disappeared as <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/chicago\/news\/storms-bringing-large-hail-isolated-tornado-risk-on-friday-in-chicago\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">the wall of dust blew through.<\/a><\/span><\/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<p>&#8220;This looks like a bad thunderstorm coming through, but you can tell that it&#8217;s just not a thunderstorm. 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It&#8217;s straight up dust,&#8221; Thomas Jean-Mastej said.<\/p>\n<p>The National Weather Service said it was the result of 60 to 70 mph winds that blew over dry farmlands, collecting dust into the air, and blowing it through the Chicago area.<\/p>\n<p>The dust swept over Interstate 55, forcing some drivers to pull over and not take the chance, especially after dust storm alerts hit their phones. <\/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\/17\/e65a1d79-f76e-4cb0-a014-0150bdd34e12\/thumbnail\/620x346\/d23236d2bb0a2e97b6a24da3176a14a2\/screenshot-2025-05-16-215255.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91#\" alt=\"screenshot-2025-05-16-215255.jpg \" height=\"346\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/05\/17\/e65a1d79-f76e-4cb0-a014-0150bdd34e12\/thumbnail\/620x346\/d23236d2bb0a2e97b6a24da3176a14a2\/screenshot-2025-05-16-215255.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/05\/17\/e65a1d79-f76e-4cb0-a014-0150bdd34e12\/thumbnail\/1240x692\/f8cb95b980ba2b99218195c6d1875036\/screenshot-2025-05-16-215255.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                CBS<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Jean-Mastej pulled off and took out his phone to record the rare sight. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was heading home, and the alert came up on my phone, and then my husband texted me, and then he called me. He&#8217;s like, &#8216;Get off the interstate right now. It&#8217;s coming.&#8217; I was like, &#8216;I can see it on the South Side,'&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>The dust storm blew through a high school graduation ceremony in far southwest suburban Morris. <\/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>When the dust storm hit, visibility in some spots quickly dropped to zero, and those standing outside could feel the debris blow in the wind.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You can feel it. You can feel the dirt in your eyes, and everything like that. You really have to have glasses on or something,&#8221; Tom Nichin said.<\/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\/17\/7f1a4459-a6e7-404d-b31e-f4534201a98d\/thumbnail\/620x350\/25ab9217db822d64d2e73c72096a4085\/screenshot-2025-05-16-215239.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91#\" alt=\"screenshot-2025-05-16-215239.jpg \" height=\"350\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/05\/17\/7f1a4459-a6e7-404d-b31e-f4534201a98d\/thumbnail\/620x350\/25ab9217db822d64d2e73c72096a4085\/screenshot-2025-05-16-215239.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/05\/17\/7f1a4459-a6e7-404d-b31e-f4534201a98d\/thumbnail\/1240x700\/9abd5e493c628addbd1e41641ddfbfce\/screenshot-2025-05-16-215239.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                CBS<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Planes coming into Midway International Airport made their way through the dust storm as a ground stop halted incoming flights for about an hour, while Chicago area expressways were more backed up than usual because drivers found themselves driving right into the wall of dust.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s like something out of the history books, you know? Unbelievable,&#8221; Nichin said.<\/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:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/05\/17\/406611ed-42ba-473f-90b1-cd8bd9f63476\/thumbnail\/620x347\/38d1dfeaa7663d5392ea53ca629122d8\/screenshot-2025-05-16-215312.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91#\" alt=\"screenshot-2025-05-16-215312.jpg \" height=\"347\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/05\/17\/406611ed-42ba-473f-90b1-cd8bd9f63476\/thumbnail\/620x347\/38d1dfeaa7663d5392ea53ca629122d8\/screenshot-2025-05-16-215312.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/05\/17\/406611ed-42ba-473f-90b1-cd8bd9f63476\/thumbnail\/1240x694\/db31f2636847875669b5aef8be8b1ecd\/screenshot-2025-05-16-215312.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                CBS<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to the National Weather Service, it was only the second time their Chicago office has issued a dust storm warning, and the first time such a warning included the city itself.<\/p>\n<p>Dust storm warnings are more common in the rural parts of central and southern Illinois. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You don&#8217;t think that you would see this in the city,&#8221; Jean-Mastej said.<\/p>\n<p>For most areas hit by the dust storm, skies cleared up within 30 to 45 minutes.\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:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/05\/17\/16145135-521e-4359-8c29-5df5f931490c\/thumbnail\/620x346\/1735c5e94ebea47f85451404e9152931\/dust-storm-1.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91#\" alt=\"dust-storm-1.jpg \" height=\"346\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/05\/17\/16145135-521e-4359-8c29-5df5f931490c\/thumbnail\/620x346\/1735c5e94ebea47f85451404e9152931\/dust-storm-1.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/05\/17\/16145135-521e-4359-8c29-5df5f931490c\/thumbnail\/1240x692\/2f5e1b2844f747745b47c50f8c351365\/dust-storm-1.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                CBS<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\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\/search\/author\/jermont-terry\/\" class=\"content-author__name\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Jermont  Terry<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author__bio\">\n<div class=\"content-author__full-information\">\n<p class=\"content-author__text\">Jermont Terry joined the CBS 2 team in October 2019. 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