A wind advisory with gusts as high as 60 miles per hour at times was in effect for the entire Chicago area Wednesday, including Kenosha County in Wisconsin and parts of northwest Indiana, with wind-whipped snow showers and reduced visibility all possible amid one of the busiest travel days for the Thanksgiving holiday .

The powerful winds come after a cold front swept across the Chicago area overnight, which also brought much colder temperatures in the 30s and even lower wind chills. In other parts of the Midwest, including Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota, winter storm warnings were in effect .

"It will feel like the 20s all day," NBC 5 Storm Team Meteorologist Kevin Jeanes said Wednesday morning. "At times, it will feel like the teens."

According to the National Weather Ser

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