building were evacuated in downtown Chicago this afternoon as 69 - mph wind blast pip glass out of under - building skyscraper , bankrupt them into nearby buildings and shatter them onto streets below .
According toDNA Info , glass and plywood from a couple of half - finished buildings were tossed onto streets and blown into neighboring construction on Wacker Drive , one of the engaged parts of downtown . Windows were broken on several buildings , but no one as hurt . Although the offices and streets around the website were evacuated immediately , expression workers had to remain in the bare tower until it was dependable to direct down .
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window fall on Wacker Drive 😲 😲 😲 😲 😲 😲 😲 # Chicago#windycity#closedstreetspic.twitter.com/1GeFcBmTn0
— Elizabeth Zumba ( @ZumbaE77)February 19 , 2016
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Flights have been ground , transit in some area has been suspended due to dust on tracks , and decade of one thousand of homes remain without power . One of the craziest videos shows a charwoman being help across the street because it ’s so windy . It takesfour people to make open up the door of her taxi .
It ’s so windy that one of the tallest building in the world is carry . Here ’s a TV from the 61st floor of the Willis Tower , where the doors are afford and closing due to edifice motion .
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Do n’t panic , it was plan to that . Skyscrapers do great in idle words — as long as they ’re finished .
Thehigh wind warning signal was just liftedbut potent winds continue . To make things even more bizarre , it ’s 60 degrees .
Here are a few more shot of wind damage from locals .
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Pretty sure my ceiling is supposed to be more on the roof.#WindyCitypic.twitter.com / wiyODNIPdw
— Michael Lansu ( @mikelansu)February 19 , 2016
Wind damage : tree falls on parked gondola near Lincoln Ave and Fullerton#windycitypic.twitter.com / KH62os3GeY
— Mary Ann Ahern ( @MaryAnnAhernNBC)February 19 , 2016
If only Chicago had a nickname that had to do with wind , how dry this would all be .
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