Wind dies down, stormy weather continues
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A large willow tree fell on a home in Naperville due to Wednesday's high winds, but no one was injured. courtesy of Bob Hutchison
Updated 3/16/2016 8:08 PM
After a windy afternoon and evening, isolated thunderstorms were expected to move through the area overnight.
A wind advisory from the National Weather Service expired around 8 p.m., but a special weather statement said that thunderstorms with occasional lightning and pea-sized hail could be expected throughout the evening.
The service said the strongest storms would likely be near the I-88 corridor.
Wednesday afternoon's wind, sometimes gusting up to 55 mph, caused some downed power lines, power outages and damage across the suburbs from downed trees and other debris.
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