50+ MPH Winds Overturn Semis, Blow Roofs Off Buildings
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Chicago (CBS) -- High winds topped 50 miles per hour across the region Sunday, with some locations reporting gusts of more than 60 miles per hour.
- Michigan City Buoy - 64 mph
- Antioch, IL - 63 mph
- Gary, IN - 63 mph
- Wheeling, IL - 62 mph
- Peru, IL - 60 mph
- Aurora, IL - 59 mph
- Valparaiso Airport - 59 mph
- Morris Airport - 58 mph
- Grundy, IL - 58 mph
- Joliet, IL - 58 mph
- Midway Airport - 56 mph
- O'Hare Airport - 56 mph
- DeKalb Airport - 54 mph
The winds overturned several semi trucks and blew the roofs off of buildings.
One tractor trailer rolled over around noon Sunday near Plainfield. Two adults were taken to a hospital for non-life threatening injuries.
More than 300 flights were canceled out of Chicago's Midway and O'Hare airports Sunday.
A High Wind Warning is in effect until 6 p.m. Sunday for the Chicago area.
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