Video shows passengers sheltering in place at Chicago airports due to possible tornadoes
Hundreds of passengers at the two major Chicago airports were stranded and ordered to shelter in place due to possible tornados hitting the region on Monday night.
Video shows an enormous crowd of people inside the Chicago O'Hare International Airport sheltering in place from possible tornadoes passing through Monday.
The same day, video from Chicago Midway International Airport shows an unmoving plane sitting at the gate as storms gusted around the aircraft.
Multiple flights arriving and departing from both O'Hare and Midway Monday night during the severe storm warnings were delayed or canceled, according to the airports' records.
The National Weather Service in Chicago issued 16 tornado warnings on Monday around the region, the most in a single day in 20 years. This included Cook and DuPage counties, where O'Hare and Midway are located.
The weather service also reported power flashes from both airports' webcams due to tornadoes or destructive wind gusts near those areas.