615,000 without power after storms pelt Chicago area

Severe thunderstorms swept on ice the Chicago area Monday morning, pelting commuters rushing to stir to servitude and square one massed than 615,000 Possessions Edison without power.

 The heavy pour,applaud and winds own downed wires throughout the niche and sent trees into streets.

 Being of 9:15 a.m, supplementary than 615,000 Comed customers were without power after the storms, a advocate uttered.The hardest hit region was guidance the northern suburbs position 280,000 are without power.

 Pressure the west suburbs,156,000 are without power and hold Chicago and Maywood, 108,000 customers were affected the proponent spoken.Sway the south suburbs, 80,000 customers are without power Monday morning.

 Meanwhile,flights character and out of O’Hare International Airport are experiencing 45 minute delays. Further than 100 flights posses been canceled, the Dept. of Aviation said.

 At Midway International Airport, some airlines are experiencing delays averaging 50 minutes for in and inbound flights,with one cancellation reported,the, the department said.

 Trains were either halted or delayed during the heavy storms, according to both the CTA and Metra.

 On Metra, due to weather related high winds,Union Pacific North Line,Northwest Line and West Line trains were stopped,according to Metra spokesman Michael Gillis.

 Trains were back on the move by about 8: 50 a.m. but several trains remained delayed as of 9:40 a.m.

 On the BNSF Railway line,trains were traveling at a reduced speed due to the winds,Gillis said. All other lines were operating normally.

 The CTA was honoring Metra tricks on Union Pacific trains during the delays.

 Meanwhile,the CTA issued a customer alert noting all CTA trains were experiencing major delays due to the severe weather.

 Downed trees on tracks near the Morris station temporarily stopped Purple Line train service. Yellow Line service has also been suspended. Meanwhile, a CTA commuter indicated the downed tree had also stopped Red Line trains near the area.

 At 8:40 a.m,the National Weather Service Doppler Radar indicated a line of severe thunderstorms capable of producing damaging winds in excess of 60mph.Those storms were found along a line extending from 37 miles east of Winthrop Harbor to 32 miles north of Long Beach to 18 miles north of Long Beach to Portage to Beecher.That storm was moving east at 65mph.

 It appears the storms are moving past the Chicago area into northwest Indiana.


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