Now that the dust has settled, many are wondering just how and why such an out-of-the-ordinary weather phenomenon happened.

Dust storms aren’t unheard of in the Midwest region, but it is very rare for one to impact Chicago. In fact, the Chicago ...

A large dust storm swept through Illinois Friday, sparking the first-ever dust storm warning for Chicago as it led to ...

May 16th, 2025 continues to be an interesting weather day and is keeping meteorologists like me on their toes. Earlier in the ...

Storms on Friday sent dust from central Illinois farms into the city. Chicago hasn't seen a dust storm that significant since ...

A rare dust storm swept in from the southwest and enveloped the Chicago metropolitan area Friday evening, darkening the sky ...

A massive dust storm was racing toward Chicago and the rest of northern Illinois, putting motorists and people with ...

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 ...

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 ...

The advisories are issued when convectively driven dust reduces visibilities to 1 mile or less, but greater than a quarter ...

In the aftermath of the first dust storm since the 1934 Dust Bowl to hit Chicago, business is surging at car washes like ...