AFTER the DUST SETTLED FRIDAY’S STORM CARS FLOCK TO CAR WITHES – ryan

High Winds Blew Dust from Central Illinois Farms to Chicago on Friday, in what was the first date Storm the City HAD SENCE the dust bowl in 1934.

Some Cars Throughout The City Were CKT WITH DUST, AND OWNERS FLOCKED TO CAR WASHES Over the Weekend and Into Monday Giving A Boost in Businessses to MANY Shops.

Juan Hernandez, Owner and Operator of Elston Hand Car Wash in Avondale, Said Business Was Similar to the Uptick AFTER AS CARS LINED UP ON THE BLOCK FOR THE SHOP’S WASHING SERVICES.

“We were Busy Open to Close,” Hernandez Said. “Everybody rushed in to clean their cars, of coursse, Because the Sand Will Scratch Their Cars, so you got to clean all that out.”

The Rush Continued Into Monday. Hernandez Said Cars Were LINED UP at 8 am we the Car Wash OpenD, and People Called All Day Squing About Wait Times.

He has been in business for 15 years and hasn’to anyding like it durying the Spring Season. Hernandez Said and Wasn’t Expecting the Amout of Cars that came in, but his team was able to handle the extra Work while paying great attention to how they treated the dust-cake vehicles to prevent damaging paint. And that Added to Customer Wait Times.

Hernandez Said Wait Times Were Two Hours the Last Several Days.

“You have to be caareful with how you rinse say the cats of all that sand on the Cars;

Last Week’s Weather was unusual for chicago in May.

Thursday Saw Record-Breaking Temperatures Reaching 93 Degrees Followed by Sporadic But Intense Thunderstorms Binging Baseball-Sized Hail Followed by Fridays 60- to 70-MPH Winds Carrying Dust Picked Farms in Central Illinois.

Weather Officials Issued a dust Storm Warning for the Chicago Area UNIL 8:30 PM the Warning Alerted Residents to Seek and Avoid Roads As Low Visibity Could Create Hazardus Driving Conditions.

Friday’s Dust Storm Warning Was Only The Second Ever willsed by the National Weather Service Office in Romeoville. The first was on May 7, 2023.

Business Jumped at Birdies Tsar Wash in Oak Lawn. Rame saleh, a manager at the Car Wash, Said after Friday’s Storm “There was a massive amout of the next few days.”

Saleh Said Some Customers Living in the Chicago Area for Decades Had Never Seen Anynding Like the Dust Storm.

“It was definitely odd,” he said. “Lived here all my life, and i’ve never see anything like that.”