Ahhh, Chicago Weather

[Kathianne]

Who's jealous? :laugh2:


/O.CON.KLOT.SV.W.0139.000000T0000Z-070823T2345Z/
DUPAGE IL-
603 PM CDT THU AUG 23 2007

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT
FOR DUPAGE COUNTY...

* AT 603 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
WOOD DALE TO NAPERVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THESE STORMS
ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
YORK CENTER...VILLA PARK...OAKBROOK TERRACE...AND ELMHURST BY 610
PM...
WOODRIDGE...WESTMONT...OAK BROOK...AND CLARENDON HILLS BY 615 PM...
WILLOWBROOK...AND HINSDALE BY 620 PM...

MOVE INDOORS AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.

LAT...LON 4199 8816 4183 8826 4172 8827 4172 8793
4199 8793


I was going to go to the hospital to see my dad after school, out of my classroom window, the sun was shining through some white puffy clouds. My windows face south.

I came out to my car, on the north side. Very dark, much worse looking west. Called the nurse, told her to, "Remind my dad I was there for over an hour this morning, weather is too bad, lots of warnings, I'm heading home." She replied, "You better seek shelter, the hospital will not let anyone leave." I heeded the advice and got home around 5. Sure enough, lots of flat roofs gone, that was the first wave-that storm moved at 55mph, with wind gusts up to 75.

Now comes the 2nd wave, slower moving, but lots more lightening and thunder. Winds are rolling. At least another front is expected, but the conditions are such that some could just form.

[Kathianne]

Hopefully things are 'improving' immediately. However the NWS is looking down the road:


/X.CON.KLOT.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070824T0200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z. OO/
COOK IL-KANE IL-DEKALB IL-DUPAGE IL-
754 PM CDT THU AUG 23 2007

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR
DUPAGE...DEKALB...KANE AND NORTHERN COOK COUNTIES...

AT 751 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED MODERATE RAINS REMAINING OVER DU
PAGE AND NORTHERN COOK COUNTIES. ALTHOUGH THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL HAS
ENDED...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WILL CONTINUE. SOME STREET FLOODING WAS
REPORTED TO BE SLOWLY RECEDING HOWEVER RISES WILL LIKELY CONTINUE
ON SMALLER STREAMS.

DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

LAT...LON 4171 8893 4176 8760 4214 8779 4214 8892

[Kathianne]

Wow, thinking about weather today and saw one of the 'guests' looking at this thread. Days before my dad died. I forgot about that storm, which caused major damage.