A tall, imposing plume of agricultural sediment blew from central Illinois and over dry farmland to envelop Chicago, dropping visibility to near zero last week during a type of dust storm mostly ...

A storm as ferocious as the one of 12,350 BC would likely cause complete mayhem if it were to strike Earth and its surrounding space today. An extreme solar storm hit Earth some 14,300 years ago ...

When it comes to threats with this Storm 5 Alert – all hazards are possible from large hail to tornadoes. This is a very similar setup to what we saw last Friday into early Saturday. With this ...

Since Thursday, approximately 1,700 reports of severe wind gusts (58 mph or greater), hail and tornadoes have been compiled by the Storm Prediction Center from the southern Plains to the Upper ...

Donation Options Search Search Search A group of people pack up their picnic gear as a dust storm blankets the area at Montrose Harbor on Friday. Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times Share Chicago ...

A massive dust storm was racing toward Chicago and the rest of northern Illinois, putting motorists and people with respiratory illnesses at risk, weather officials warned Friday evening. Zachary ...

Considering they return four starters, there’s so much about the Storm that’s familiar as they start the 2025 season with Saturday’s 7 p.m. road game against the Phoenix Mercury. Nneka ...

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. Jean-Mastej pulled off and took out his phone to ...

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. The National Weather Service's Chicago ...

A large dust storm swept through the Chicago area Friday, coming on the heels of a night of severe thunderstorms Thursday that left over 100,000 people without power. Temperatures remained very ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — Friday’s sunny afternoon turned dark as the sun was temporarily blocked out by a rare dust storm that blanketed Chicagoland. A combination of low relative humidity, very dry ...

Earlier in the afternoon, tornadic storms impacted St. Louis, Missouri, and now there is a Dust Storm Warning issued for Chicago, Illinois. Yes, Chicago. Dust storm warning for Chicago ...