 In Kansas , a bow echo caused some localized significant damage in and around the Wichita Metropolitan Area with the most significant damage at the International Cold Storage located in the Andover area where the peak winds were measured . Overall , over 400 wind reports in the US alone , were reported on both October 17 and 18 across the Midwest , Gulf Coast and Great Lakes with several reports of damage but there were no direct non @-@ tornadic fatalities . In Chicago , an eleven @-@ year @-@ old boy was struck and injured by lightning while another person was injured by broken glass when high winds broke windows of a lobby hall of a condominium . 
