A powerful line of thunderstorms ripped through the Chicago region Saturday night, with wind gusts topping 80 miles per hour in Rockford. The wild weather continues Sunday with winter mounting a comeback.
. Sites in DuPage, Kane and McHenry counties all reported gusts of 70 mph, and Chicago saw gusts of 66 mph at O’Hare Airport and 61 mph at the Harrison Crib in Lake Michigan.
Bursts of lightning lit up the sky and storm spotters across the region sent in reports of downed tree limbs, dime-sized hail and even a semi-truck blown over on the highway.that saw temperatures in the Chicago region reach 70 degrees — 69 degrees officially at O’Hare, and 71 degrees at Midway Airport.
The summer-like conditions were fleeting, though. Winter is mounting a comeback Sunday, with snow accumulations of an inch or more likely in northern parts of the metro area. It's been a wild & windy last 12 or so hours! Here's a quick summary of last night's storms, which produced multiple 70+ mph wind gusts. More info here: