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CHICAGO (WLS) — Chicagoans braced for the cold wind on Wednesday across the area.
The blustery wind came as the area prepares for a weekend snowstorm during the Thanksgiving weekend.
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A Wind Advisory is in effect for the Chicago area until 9 p.m. Wednesday.
Wednesday morning, a ground stop was issued at O’Hare and was lifted after 9:45 a.m. due to icy conditions.
ABC7 Chicago meteorologist Greg Dutra said wind gusts were nearly 60 miles per hour in Gary and near Midway airport.
It caused a tree to crush a car on Chicago’s North Side.
The cold will stick around for Black Friday with partly cloudy skies; flurries are possible in Northwest Indiana.
Snow Forecast
Dutra and Jaisol Martinez agreed that – yes, it will likely snow this weekend.
However, the total amount of snowfall is still not clear.
Tracy Butler said the snow begins to make its way into the Chicago area around 4 a.m. on Saturday morning.
The storm is expected to make for a snowy Saturday until it clears out by late Sunday morning.
A Winter Weather Advisory was issued for Berrien County, Michigan from Wednesday 9 a.m. to Friday at 7 a.m.
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