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. It came after thousands woke up without power on Friday morning in ...

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The first was on May 7, 2023. However, that warning was away from the metro area. This was the first Dust Storm Warning that included the city of Chicago. — NWS Chicago (@NWSChicago) May 17, 2025 ...

The first time was on May 7, 2023, but that warning did not involve the Chicago metropolitan area. Friday's warning was the first dust storm warning that included the city itself.

The National Weather Service Chicago reported the only other time it issued a dust storm warning was May 7, 2023, when two were issued during that event. A dust storm lasting about three hours ...

Dust storm warnings spread across Illinois Friday evening, including much of the Chicago area. These advisories are issued when convectively driven dust is reducing visibilities to 1 mile or less ...

A dust storm that brought visibility to near zero swept across the Chicago area Friday, prompting the first dust storm warning ever issued to the city, officials said. The “wall of dust” that ...

ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch A Dust Storm Warning was in effect for much of the area Friday, including Cook County and Chicago, but it has since expired.