CHICAGO — When a severe thunderstorm hit Chicago Sunday afternoon, it sent hundreds of people out enjoying the 90 degree weather heading for shelter.
While most of the city was focused on the mass, but brief evacuation of Lollapalooza, YouTube user RBWebbie created a timeline of the chaos at Montrose Beach.
Lollapalooza was evacuated for about thirty minutes beginning around 3 p.m., officials said.
The storm hit Rogers Park with a frenzy of hail, rain and wind. Just after 9 p.m. Ald. Joe Moore (49th) sent an email to residents saying that 6,500 residents lost power due to the "very strong storm." He said as of about 9 p.m., 4,400 community members were still waiting to have their power restored, which could take up to 24 hours.
At least 75 trees had been uprooted in the Rogers Park neighborhood, causing the city's Bureau of Forestry to work "around the clock" in order to clean up debris, Moore said.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel visited Rogers Park residents Monday to see firsthand the aftermath of Sunday night's unexpected storm.
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