Day turned to night in northwest Indiana and north-central Illinois on Friday as a rare dust storm shrouded the skies.

Storms on Friday sent dust from central Illinois farms into the city. Chicago hasn't seen a dust storm that significant since ...

Monday night into Tuesday morning, a severe storm threat as a passing cold front arrives. Weather alerts have been posted after dark Monday and into Tuesday morning as scattered showers and ...

A rare dust storm swept in from the southwest and enveloped the Chicago metropolitan area Friday evening, darkening the sky ...

Earlier in the afternoon, tornadic storms impacted St. Louis, Missouri, and now there is a Dust Storm Warning issued for Chicago ... zone of dry (and relatively cloud-free) air which wraps ...

A menacing mass of clouds that resembled a mountain range loomed along the Chicago skyline in the wake of a tornado Wednesday, extraordinary photos show. “I’ve never seen anything like this in ...

CHICAGO (CBS ... These gusty storms could contain large hail and bring localized flooding problems due to their expected "training" effect. Clouds and showers are expected to linger into ...

Peyton Reich/Sun-Times Share Severe storms that slammed the Chicago area Tuesday night left ... “Our street went dark, and I sort of peered out onto the balcony,” Daugirdas said.

If you happen to be on the opposite side of such a cloud from the sun, it will appear dark due to the lack of light passing though it, and likewise it will become rather dark underneath the storm.