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High Wind in Cook, Illinois

High Wind June 6, 2024 · Cook, Illinois

45 mph
Estimated gust (39 kt)
1
Death
1
Injury

The wider storm

An iron worker died and one other was injured after scaffolding collapsed in Chicago. Officials say two men were working on the University of Chicago cancer pavilion when high winds caused the scaffolding to collapse leaving the two to fall eight stories. One of the men had died on site while the other was transported to a hospital in critical condition, but survived. Winds during the day were regularly gusting between 40 and 45 mph around the city with a peak wind gust of 51 mph measured at Midway Airport that afternoon.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1194997. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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