A tall, imposing plume of agricultural sediment blew from central Illinois and over dry farmland to envelop Chicago, dropping visibility to near zero last week during a type of dust storm mostly

A fast-moving dust storm swept across the Chicago area Friday evening, creating an eerie sight as a thick haze quickly blanketed the region.

Friday was the first time the city had seen a dust storm since May 10, 1934, which was during the first wave of the Dust Bowl. Friday's storm was carrying dust picked up from farms in central Illinois,

Chicago saw its first-ever Dust Storm Warning within the city limits Friday as high winds carried dust across most of the area.

The National Weather Service said it was only the second time its Chicago office ever issued a dust storm warning.

May 16th, 2025 continues to be an interesting weather day and is keeping meteorologists like me on their toes. Earlier in the afternoon, tornadic storms impacted St. Louis, Missouri, and now there is a Dust Storm Warning issued for Chicago, Illinois. Yes, Chicago.

The Chicago area is cleaning up hundreds of downed trees and bracing for more storms following Thursday's record-busting temperatures, gusty winds and rain.

Those weather threats include heavy rain, 75 mile-per-hour winds, large hail or even tornadoes, NBC 5 Storm Team Meteorologist Alicia Roman said. But there's also a chance that the storms don't develop, Roman said, due to the dry air in place.

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