Weather
Storm, High Winds Blast Through Chicago Area
VIDEO: Lightning bolt strikes truck on I-80 in LaSalle County Wednesday night.
Just In: Video of a wicked lightning bolt hitting a truck(?) on I-80 in LaSalle county. Courtesy Madison Mazzorana pic.twitter.com/x1PSpXodaJ
— Mike Hamernik (@MikeHamernik) July 14, 2016
Video of a "wicked lightning bolt" over Interstate 80 in LaSalle County in western Illinois, by Madison Mazzorana, posted to Twitter by @MikeHamernik, meteorologist for WGN-TV, WGN 720 AM and CLTV.
Widespread showers and thunderstorms are sweeping through northern Illinois tonight. The storms have the potential to be severe in some areas, and 50-to-60-mile-per-hour winds are reported in south Cook County and Will County at this hour.
A thunderstorm warning was in effect until 8 p.m. Torrential rainfall and flash-flooding are possible.
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The high winds south and southwest of O'Hare International Airport are disrupting flight paths into the airport and causing delays of up to two hours for flights departing Chicago.
Due to the severe weather, the city of Chicago has cancelled tonight's Grant Park Music Festival concert.
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About 200 trees were reportedly toppled by the high winds in Kankakee County.
Local Doppler Radar
Heavy rain causing flooding- flood advisory issued for portions of Cook, DuPage, Will and… https://t.co/JgYLRDqwyD pic.twitter.com/KFNWEOxUlb
— Skilling (@Skilling) July 14, 2016
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