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Chicago’s first dust storm in over 90 years was likely toxic and full of farm chemicals - The historic event may have carried ...
May 16th, 2025 continues to be an interesting weather day and is keeping meteorologists like me on their toes. Earlier in the ...
A fast-moving dust storm swept across the Chicago area Friday evening, creating an eerie sight as a thick haze quickly ...
Friday was the first time the city had seen a dust storm since May 10, 1934, which was during the first wave of the Dust Bowl ...
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 ...
Dust storms aren’t unheard of in the Midwest region, but it is very rare for one to impact Chicago. In fact, the Chicago ...
Startling images and videos captured a wild scene in parts of Illinois where massive dust clouds could be seen as warnings ...
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 ...
A large dust storm swept through Illinois Friday, sparking the first-ever dust storm warning for Chicago as it led to ...
The National Weather Service said it was only the second time its Chicago office ever issued a dust storm warning.
But, while sudden dust storms can be dangerous, the lesser known harms lie in the windswept particles themselves — with the Chicago dust storm likely to contain lead, farm chemicals and ...