Chicago Faces Level 3 Storm Risk After 207,647 Power Outages and Widespread Damage
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Updated · WLS-TV · Jun 11
Chicago Faces Level 3 Storm Risk After 207,647 Power Outages and Widespread Damage
3 articles · Updated · WLS-TV · Jun 11
Summary
A Level 3 severe-weather risk covers Chicago on Thursday, with the main threat expected from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. and forecasters warning of damaging winds, tornadoes and more than 1 inch of rain.
Wednesday's storms already left 207,647 ComEd customers without power by 4:07 a.m. Thursday and suspended CTA Yellow Line service because of an obstruction on the tracks.
About 30 residents were displaced in Stickney after winds ripped part of a condo roof away, and officials said it could take weeks before they can return.
Fallen and uprooted trees also crushed cars, blocked roads and damaged homes in Chicago, McKinley Park and Dolton, though no injuries were reported.
The renewed storm threat hits as residents across the area are still dealing with outages, housing disruption and cleanup from the previous round.