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Chicago Faces Historic Dust Storm, Visibility Plummets

5/18/2025

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A historic dust storm swept through Chicago on Friday, unleashing winds of up to 60 mph and triggering the city's inaugural dust storm warning. As visibility dropped to a mere quarter-mile, the storm rolled in at 6:40 p.m., paralleling severe weather in Missouri. Although conditions began to improve by 7:40 p.m., hazards lingered in the aftermath.

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Story summary

A historic dust storm swept through Chicago on Friday, unleashing winds of up to 60 mph and triggering the city's inaugural dust storm warning. As visibility dropped to a mere quarter-mile, the storm rolled in at 6:40 p.m., paralleling severe weather in Missouri. Although conditions began to improve by 7:40 p.m., hazards lingered in the aftermath.