Chicago Weather: Storm Damage Reported North, Northwest Of Chicago; Thousands Impacted By Power Outages
CHICAGO (CBS)-- Downed trees and powerlines are among the storm damage reported north and northwest of the city.
High winds were the most damaging element of the overnight storms.
Thursday morning, over 34,000 people are without power. ComEd is working to restore the power after hundreds of outages in the area.
#Skokie - the ramp from Westbound Old Orchard onto the Outbound Edens remains closed while crews clean up tree branches and debris that fell on the ramp during the early morning storm pic.twitter.com/KBum6sd9zk
— Jeanette Hudson (@JHudsontraffic) July 29, 2021
In Skokie, tree branches fell onto the ramp to the outbound Edens Expressway at Old Orchard Road. Crews are working to clear the scene and the ramp should open shortly.
Downed wires across Metra tracks in Benseville and Galewood halted train service earlier Thursday morning. The tracked have been cleared and Metra MD-W service has been restored.
Metra Alert MD-W - Inbound and outbound train service has been restored on all three tracks - Trains Operating at restricted speed between Bensenville and Galewood - earlier downed wires across the tracks
— Metra MD-W (@metraMDW) July 29, 2021
In Chicago's Englewood neighborhood, storms knocked down trees, utility poles and power lines. Due to an incident with a car and a downed pole, 74th Street is shut down.
#Englewood - storm damage knocked down trees, utility poles, & power lines. Looks like someone may have seen this pole too late and ran over it. Police have 74th shut down from Aberdeen to Carpenter. pic.twitter.com/wpfz9hzQCt
— Jeanette Hudson (@JHudsontraffic) July 29, 2021
CBS 2's Mugo Odigwe was live in the CBS 2 Mobile Weather Lab. She is warning drivers to watch out for wet roads Thursday morning.
A downed tree was reported on Sheridan Road in Rogers Park.