The transit agency warned that Union Pacific trains including the West, Northwest and North lines may have to stop due to high winds in the area, and may also need to travel at reduced speeds. Metra BSNF line trains to Aurora were stopped for a time due to high winds. Those issues lessened going into Saturday morning, with average delays at Midway and O'Hare under 20 minutes. Friday, with an average delay of 233 minutes due to thunderstorms. There was an FAA-issued ground delay until 11:59 p.m. Crews are working to restore power as quickly as possible.Īir travel in Chicago was also affected by the severe weather. In Chicago, ComEd said 29,104 customers were without power as of 4:30 a.m. The tornado traveled nearly 28 miles across portions of Ogle, Winnebago and Boone counties within just 25 minutes, with peak winds of 100 MPH and a max width of 900 yards, NWS said. One person was killed and 40 people were injured during the severe weather outbreak in Illinois Friday when the roof collapsed at the Apollo Theatre in far northwest suburban Belvidere.Īn EF-1 tornado was confirmed in the Davis Junction-Belvidere area, NWS said Saturday. The NWS said the severe weather threat was officially over as of 10:35 p.m. The National Weather Service warned of a "particularly dangerous situation" with the potential for intense tornadoes to develop across Iowa and Illinois Friday morning, a prediction which has largely come to pass. Nearly the entire Chicago area was under some type of severe weather warning or watch Friday night as a line of intense storms raced through the area, leaving damage and flooding in their wake. I-57 will be shut down for several hours for cleanup and traffic is being diverted at northbound exit 250 and southbound exit 261. There are also downed power lines across the interstate. Three people were taken to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries, state police said. Illinois State Police said troopers responded to multiple overturned vehicles on I-57 near Rantoul in Champaign County downstate, which were blown over by strong winds from the storms. There are extensive closures on I-65 southbound, and drivers should avoid the area. Indiana State Police said four semis were blown over on I-65 near the exits for Remington and Lowell. That number was as high as 18,500 at its peak. It does not store any personal data.Nipsco told ABC7 more than 12,000 people across Northwest Indiana remained without power as of 8 a.m. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly.
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