11/25/2023 0 Comments Flight tracker o hare“The significant winds that will accompany this storm could be impactful to our customers and communities,” said Dave Perez, senior vice-president of Distribution Operations, ComEd. By 9 p.m., it's expected to hit Northwest Indiana.Īccording to ComEd, in the event of power outages, power will be restored to critical infrastructure such as hospitals, police and fire stations and nursing homes first, followed by repairs that will restore power to the greatest amount of customers. from west to east will blow through the area quickly, traveling at speeds of 60-to-70 miles per hour. MORE: ‘Prepare For The Worst': What To Do If You're Driving When Severe Weather, Tornadoes HitĪnother storm with the same threats moving in between 7 and 8 p.m. Saturday, the National Weather Service says, with tree damage, power outages all possible.Įven stronger winds could be accompanied by the storms moving through the area, the NBC 5 Storm Team says. Friday for counties mainly near and to the south of I-80. And in addition to the gusty winds expected outside of the storm, powerful gusts during a thunderstorm could exceed 70 miles per hour.Īccording to the NBC 5 Storm Team, a wind advisory with gusty winds up to 50 miles per hour will take effect at 3 p.m. That risk level ranks at a three on a scale of five, the NBC 5 Storm Team says.īetween 4 and 5 p.m., numerous storms across the region are possible, the NBC 5 Storm Team says, with frequent lightning, torrential downpours, a limited hail risk and an area-wide threat of rain-wrapped tornadoes. The Storm Prediction Center shows the entire Chicago area including suburbs along the lake and to the north, west and south is under an "enhanced" risk of severe weather beginning around 3 p.m. And according to the NBC 5 Storm Team, these storms have the potential to be severe. hour, they'll begin to pick back up again between 2 and 3 p.m. While rain and storms are expected to break in the 11 a.m. is when the area will see its greatest risk for intense and potentially severe weather, with "two rounds possible" in that time frame, the National Weather Service tweeted. MORE: Severe Weather Timeline: What To Expect and When With Storms, Damaging Winds in Forecast Hour-by-Hour Forecastīetween 3 p.m. "At Midway, airlines report a projected increase of 19.1% compared to Spring Break 2022, and the busiest day is expected to be Friday, March 31," the release goes on to say. "Compared to the same Spring Break travel period last year, O’Hare is expected to see a passenger increase of 6.7%, and current projections from airlines show that Thursday, April 6 will be the busiest day of travel," the city of Chicago said in a press release. According to city officials, the flight disruptions come at one of the busiest travel times of the year: Spring Break and Holy Week.ĬPD investigating after man, 49, shot in West Loop With potentially dangerous weather in the form of thunderstorms, damaging winds, and the risk of hail and tornadoes threatening the entire Chicago area Friday, cancellations have exceeded 250 at O'Hare and Midway airports combined, the Chicago Department of Aviation's Fly Chicago website shows.Īccording to the site's flight status tracker, as of 6:20 p.m., O'Hare International Airport showed 196 cancellations and Midway showed 128. Our original story continues below.Ī ground delay has been reported at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport for thunderstorms and flight cancellations continue to climb as severe weather moves through the area. The previous "Enhanced" threat level is third on the five-scale system. The moderate threat level is the fourth of a five-scale system from the Storm Prediction Center. Much of the Chicago area, particularly southern and western suburbs along with portions of northwest Indiana, are now under a " Moderate" risk for severe weather threats, meaning widespread severe storms are likely.
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