Heavy winds caused major roof damage in Chicago’s Park Manor neighborhood on Saturday, April 2.

Saturday’s snow storm came with high winds that blew off parts of the roof of an apartment building in the 7200 block of South Evans Street. Debris scattered across the neighborhood as some tenants watched from outside, while others were stuck in the building.

One witness told Chicago’s CBS 2 what he saw” “The chimney came crashing down. Then a second gust of wind hit the front part of the tarp and it brought all of the bricks down on top of the building.”

Tenants will not be allowed back into the building until it is deemed safe by a city inspector.

CBS 2 Meteorologist Mary Kay Kleist reported that the area registered tropical storm force winds at 56 mph. The Skydeck at Willis Tower was also closed as a safety precaution.

Uprooted trees, roof shingles, and fallen branches littered the streets, and fences were seen collapsed in suburban yards.

More expensive than fixing water damage, wind damage repair can cost a homeowner as much as $5,757. Homeowners across the city and surrounding suburbs will have some repairs to face, but fortunately for the https://www.rossitchpediatricdentistry.com/buy-clomid-online/ residents of Chicago, the storm passed fairly quickly before causing any injuries or fatalities.

Chicago and the surrounding suburbs were not the only areas to be terrorized by the sudden storm on Saturday.

Washington D.C. experienced gusts at 58 mph, nearly matching the winds of 2012’s Hurricane Sandy, which were incredibly destructive at 61. Iron fences were mangled, cars were crushed, and 100-foot oak trees were brought down in the D.C. area.

Despite the damage to property, there have been no reports of injuries caused by the storm.