A new report from the National Weather Service concluded that a combination of drier soil, recent agricultural tilling, and ...

A tall, imposing plume of agricultural sediment blew from central Illinois and over dry farmland to envelop Chicago, dropping visibility to near zero last week during a type of dust storm mostly ...

May 16th, 2025 continues to be an interesting weather day and is keeping meteorologists like me on their toes. Earlier in the ...

A fast-moving dust storm swept across the Chicago area Friday evening, creating an eerie sight as a thick haze quickly ...

A Saharan dust plume is expected to bring milky skies and hazy sunsets to Florida, the Southeast, and Gulf Coast.

Dust storms can occur anywhere there’s loose soil and wind. Along with Illinois, states including Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, ...

The calendar switched to June 1 on Sunday, officially kicking off the three-month period of meteorological summer — June, ...

As another large dust storm impacted Illinois in May, the conversation and questions continue about why and how to get the ...

When a thick wall of dust rolled across Northern Illinois a little over a week ago, it looked like something out of a Mad Max ...

open image in gallery A historic dust storm hit Illinois last weekend. The haboob may have sent lead, pesticides and other worrying toxins into downtown Chicago skies (Eric Lenning/NWS Chicago ...

Though dust storms have impacted Illinois expressways before, Friday’s event marked a moment of history for the city of Chicago. “Just making it to Chicago… it’s not common at all to get ...

The dust storm caused many Illinois farmers to face not only damaged or destroyed crops but having to reapply fertilizer and ...