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“The wind that engineers design against is the worst gust of wind that might only last a few seconds that blows perhaps on average once every 50 years or once every 100 years.” –Structural engineer Dr. John Roberts, discussing wind stress on skyscrapers
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Tom Skilling is chief meteorologist at WGN-TV. His forecasts can be seen Monday through Friday on WGN-TV News at noon and 9 p.m.
WGN-TV meteorologists Steve Kahn, Richard Koeneman and Paul Dailey plus weather producer Bill Snyder contribute to this page.
