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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
830 AM CDT FRI JUL 3 2026
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1109 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 NW ROGERS PARK - CHIC 42.02N 87.68W
07/02/2026 COOK IL BROADCAST MEDIA
SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTING THE HOWARD STATION
IN ROGERS PARK, A CTA YELLOW LINE TRAIN WAS
PARTIALLY DERAILED AFTER A LARGE PORTION OF
TREE FELL ONTO THE TRACKS. 31 PEOPLE NEEDED
TO BE EVACUATED, BUT NO INJURIES WERE
REPORTED. A NEWS ARTICLE SITES THE INCIDENT
HAPPENING JUST AFTER 11 PM. EXACT TIME WAS
ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR. THE TRAIN RETURNED
TO SERVICE BY EARLY THE NEXT MORNING.
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