‘Wall of dust': Video, images capture wild dust scene in Illinois as warnings issued ...Middle East

Startling images and videos captured a wild scene in parts of Illinois where massive dust clouds could be seen as warnings were issued in several counties, including parts of the Chicago area.

In Normal, images showed a wall of dust approaching a subdivision of homes just before 5 p.m., with McLean County under a dust storm warning until 6:45 p.m.

According to the National Weather Service, a dust storm continued across portions of central and east-central Illinois as emergency crews reported “near zero visibility” and wind gusts of up to 60 mph. The storm is also believed to be behind a multi-vehicle accident along Interstate 74 in DeWitt County.

Similar warnings were issued in parts of the Chicago area, including Kendall, LaSalle, Will, Grundy and Kankakee counties in Illinois and Benton, Newton and Jasper counties in northwest Indiana. That warning remains in effect until 7:30 p.m. CT.

Around 4:45 p.m. CT, officials reported a “wall of dust” along a line from near El Paso, Illinois to near Otterbein, Indiana and moving northeast. Less than a quarter-mile visibility and damaging winds above 60 mph were noted with the storm.

Credt: Danny Neal, taken near Paxton, Illinois

A blowing dust advisory has also been issued for parts of the Chicago area as heavy winds are contributing to diminished visibilities ahead of potential storms.

The blowing dust advisory, which is in effect until 9 p.m., is in effect for McHenry, Kane, Kankakee, Grundy, DeKalb, LaSalle and Kendall counties.

The National Weather Service warns of localized visibility dropping below one mile with winds howling between 20 and 30 miles per hour, with gusts of up to 50 miles per hour expected.

Those gusts are possible area-wide, with a wind advisory in effect until 12 a.m. as officials warn of possible downed tree limbs and power outages in wake of the winds.

In the far southern parts of the Chicago area, those winds could be accompanied by severe storms, with damaging winds and hail the primary threat with any storms that may develop there.

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