Powerful storms, heavy wind batter Chicago area

in areas south of Chicago, where there were buildings with structural damage, widespread reports of downed trees and winds as high as 86 miles per hour, according to National Weather Service meteorologist Mark Ratzer.

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The storm system may have produced small tornadoes in areas south of Chicago, where there were buildings with structural damage, widespread reports of downed trees and winds as high as 86 miles per hour, according to National Weather Service 

That was the biggest commuting headache this morning from the two-fisted storms that pounded the Chicago area Monday night, but there were plenty of other problems: Downed trees, fires caused by lightning strikes, power outages, canceled flights — and