Strong winds knock down trees, power lines, poles and causing power outages
A High Wind Warning was in effect Thursday for the entire Chicago area and beyond.
A High Wind Warning was in effect Thursday for the entire Chicago area and beyond.
CBS 2's Marissa Perlman reports on the damage, and Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon has a breakdown of the strongest wind gusts we saw Thursday.
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Strong, gusting winds knocked down a tree on a residential street in the Buena Park neighborhood Thursday afternoon. CBS 2's Marissa Perlman reports.
The wind on Thursday took down trees and power lines, and light poles also fell amid the gusts.
The winds brought down trees and roofs across the area late Thursday.
At the time, a High Wind Warning was in effect, with possible wind gusts of 50 to 60 mph.
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In Chicago's Belmont Cragin neighborhood, a street was blocked by not one but two trees, and people who commute through that area said the damage was from two separate storms.
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Monday's storms came not even two days after another set of storms over the weekend caused significant damage and power outages.
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