Dusty rain? Overnight showers leave residue from Plains wildfires on Chicago cars

Massive wildfires rage across the Plains as 12 million placed under Fire Weather Warnings

Dry conditions and gusty winds continue to fuel massive wildfires across the Plains after a powerful windstorm sparked an outbreak on Tuesday.

Wildfire smoke, rain leave cars coated in dust across Chicagoland

Overnight rainfall left an unpleasant surprise for drivers across Chicagoland Wednesday who woke up to find their cars coated in dust and grime.

Here's why Chicago woke up to dust-covered cars on Wednesday

Smoke from Oklahoma wildfires likely lofted into the atmosphere, making for "dirty rain" in Chicago, explaining why the city had dust on cars.

Dusty rain? Overnight showers leave residue from Plains wildfires on Chicago cars

If you woke up in the Chicago area Wednesday to find your car covered in dust after the rain last night, there's a reason for that.

Did you have a dirty car this morning? Why Chicago had 'dirty rain' overnight

The dust and "dirty rain" comes as much of a Chicago area was under a red flag warning Wednesday, with winds gusting as high as 45 miles per hour or more, especially in counties to the west.

Residents in Chicago area wake up to find cars covered in dust from wildfires outside of Illinois

A man in Manhattan, Illinois, noticed his car was covered in dust Wednesday morning as forecasters say it came from the wildfires in Oklahoma and Kansas when it rained overnight in the Chicago area. | Photo: Mike Thomas Residents in the Chicagoland area woke up on Wednesday to find their cars parked outside covered in dust from wildfires in Kansas and Oklahoma, which was carried in the rain, forecasters said. The National Weather Service (NWS) s…