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Former WGN Chief Meteorologist Tom Skilling talks about Friday’s dust storm

CHICAGO — A dust storm warning was issued for several counties in Northeast Illinois and Northwest Indiana Friday evening.

A combination of low relative humidity, very dry conditions and strong winds exceeding 50 mph created a wall of dust which lowered visibility to less than a half of mile.

It didn’t last very long, but the sky turned from blue to a sudden gray and brown in a matter of seconds.

“There is almost a sci-fi quality. I mean, it looks like something from another planet,” Former WGN-TV Chief Meteorologist Tom Skilling said.

Skilling gives his thoughts on the rare meteorological phenomenon in the video above.

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