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.

Time lapse video of rare dust storm blowing through Chicago 00:45 "This looks like a bad thunderstorm coming through, but you can tell that it's just not a thunderstorm. It's dust.

The warning was lifted at 8:30 p.m. The storm, which was accompanied by 60-mph winds, was carrying dust picked up from farms in central Illinois, weather officials said.

Chicago saw its first-ever Dust Storm Warning within the city limits Friday as high winds carried dust across most of the area. 24/7 Live Chicago & Suburban Cook Co. North Suburbs West Suburbs ...

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Chicago experienced its first dust storm since 1934 on Friday night, according to the National Weather Service. Weather officials issued a dust storm warning for the Chicago area, central Illinois ...

Rare dust storm warning for Chicago area from gusty storms 08:25. 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 ...

CHICAGO — Nearly 300 flights arriving in or departing from Chicago-area airports were canceled Friday amid a winter storm that dumped as much as 8 inches of snow on the region.

The National Weather Service has issued a red flag warning in some Chicago-area counties Friday. The warning - in effect in DeKalb, Kane, LaSalle, Kendall and Grundy counties - is set to remain in ...