50+ MPH Winds Overturn Semis, Blow Roofs Off Buildings

Chicago (CBS) -- High winds topped 50 miles per hour across the region Sunday, with some locations reporting gusts of more than 60 miles per hour.

  • Michigan City Buoy - 64 mph
  • Antioch, IL - 63 mph
  • Gary, IN - 63 mph
  • Wheeling, IL - 62 mph
  • Peru, IL - 60 mph
  • Aurora, IL - 59 mph
  • Valparaiso Airport - 59 mph
  • Morris Airport - 58 mph
  • Grundy, IL - 58 mph
  • Joliet, IL - 58 mph
  • Midway Airport - 56 mph
  • O'Hare Airport - 56 mph
  • DeKalb Airport - 54 mph

The winds overturned several semi trucks and blew the roofs off of buildings.

One tractor trailer rolled over around noon Sunday near Plainfield. Two adults were taken to a hospital for non-life threatening injuries.

(Credit: Plainfield Police)
(Credit: Plainfield Police)

More than 300 flights were canceled out of Chicago's Midway and O'Hare airports Sunday.

A High Wind Warning is in effect until 6 p.m. Sunday for the Chicago area.

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