Weather officials said the area remains under a wind advisory in effect till 1 p.m. Saturday for central, east central, north central, northeast Illinois, and northwest Indiana.
Friday night several areas were under a tornado watch, but no tornadoes had been confirmed as of Saturday morning. A roof at aWeather officials said west winds 20 to 30 mph with gust up to 45 mph were expected Saturday morning in portions of the region.
Power outages, falling tree limbs and blowing unsecured objects by be a result of the wind, officials said.Current conditions at Midway Airport was light rain at 38 degrees, and conditions at O’Hare International Airport was overcast at 38 degrees.
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