Chicago weather forecast: Wind Advisory in effect Wednesday | Several inches of snow possible Thanksgiving weekend
CHICAGO (WLS) — Chicagoans braced for the cold wind on Wednesday across the area.
The blustery wind came as the area prepares for a weekend snowstorm during the Thanksgiving weekend.
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Wednesday morning, a ground stop was issued at O’Hare and was lifted after 9:45 a.m. due to icy conditions.
ABC7 Chicago meteorologist Greg Dutra said wind gusts were nearly 60 miles per hour in Gary and near Midway airport.
It caused a tree to crush a car in Bowmanville.
One resident across the street said she was sitting in her living room. Fortunately the tree landed on a car. Otherwise it could have crashed through her home and hit her.
Residents on one Avondale block said the howling winds seemed almost angry.
A tree caused vehicle damage there, too. No one was hurt.
“All of a sudden felt this big gust of wind even on the windows, and a few seconds later heard this loud crack and then a crash,” Avondale resident Luke Asen said. “The windows were rattling. You could really just feel like there was a malevolence in the air.”
The massive tree on School Street near Avers Avenue crashed onto two cars, leaving shattered glass and crumpled metal.
“Huge tree and thanks that it didn’t come to our house, so that would be a big mess,” Avondale resident Jorge Romero said.
Downtown commuters were gritting their teeth, struggling to put one foot in front of the other.
The cold will stick around for Black Friday with partly cloudy skies; flurries are possible in Northwest Indiana.
It’s time to stock up for winter. Clark Devon Hardware is expecting Friday to be busy.
“And I think a lot of folks are focused on the holiday tomorrow. So maybe tomorrow after they eat and watch some TV, then they’ll realize that there’s something coming,” said Xan Flank, president of Clark Devon Hardware.
Snow Forecast
Dutra and Jaisol Martinez agreed that – yes, it will likely snow this weekend.
However, the total amount of snowfall is still not clear.
Tracy Butler said the snow begins to make its way into the Chicago area around 4 a.m. on Saturday morning.
The storm is expected to make for a snowy Saturday until it clears out by late Sunday morning.
A Winter Weather Advisory was issued for Berrien County, Michigan from Wednesday 9 a.m. to Friday at 7 a.m.
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