A high wind warning has expired for northern Illinois and northwest Indiana, but not before some eye-popping wind gusts struck the region.
As of 8 p.m. Wednesday, the highest-reported wind gust was recorded at Valparaiso’s airport. A wind gust clocked in at 66 miles per hour at the airport, according to the National Weather Service, and was one of at least five wind gusts that exceeded the 60 mph threshold.
Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport recorded a wind gust of 61 mph on Wednesday, according to the weather service. The Harrison-Dever Crib, located approximately three miles off the shores of Chicago, clocked a wind gust of 64 mph.
Michigan City in northwest Indiana recorded a gust of 61 mph, and Peru Airport, located in LaSalle County, registered a 63 mph wind gust.
Here are some of the other biggest wind gusts of the day from the National Weather Service:
Cook County –
Chicago Executive Airport 55 mph
Local
Hyde Park 55 mph
Lansing Airport 51 mph
Lynwood 51 mph
Midway Airport 58 mph
Navy Pier 56 mph
O’Hare International Airport 61 mph
DeKalb County –
DeKalb Airport 58 mph
DuPage County –
DuPage Airport 59 mph
Grundy County –
Morris Airport 52 mph
Kane County –
Aurora 57 mph
Aurora Airport 59 mph
Kankakee County –
Kankakee Airport 56 mph
Lake County –
Waukegan Airport 52 mph
LaSalle County –
Peru Airport 63 mph
Livingston County –
Pontiac Airport 55 mph
Will County –
Joliet Airport 46 mph
Lewis Airport 52 mph
Winnebago County –
Rockford Airport 59 mph
Indiana:
Lake County –
Gary Airport 47 mph
LaPorte County –
Michigan City 60 mph
Porter County –
Valparaiso 66 mph
Not all wind speeds are considered official, according to the National Weather Service.
