Seahawkfan Posted April 9, 2015 Report Share Posted April 9, 2015 you're trolling Not trolling here it hasn't been bad at all except for a few light rain showers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxim Posted April 9, 2015 Report Share Posted April 9, 2015 Not trolling here it hasn't been bad at all except for a few light rain showers.You're implying that today will be a dud, when everything is going as planned. You do realize the main event wasn't supposed to start in the morning, correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Money Posted April 9, 2015 Report Share Posted April 9, 2015 Things are going as plan. Likely severe outbreak in E. IA/N. IL with a good possibility of someone seeing a tornado in that area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted April 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2015 Need to skies to clear up to destabilize the atmosphere. Â Satellite imagery showing some clearing in E IA/W IL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Money Posted April 9, 2015 Report Share Posted April 9, 2015 Need to skies to clear up to destabilize the atmosphere. Â Satellite imagery showing some clearing in E IA/W ILÂ Meh, you guys are good. Things are looking ripe in N.ILÂ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seahawkfan Posted April 9, 2015 Report Share Posted April 9, 2015 Just issued a tornado watch till 8pm. Sound be a interesting afternoon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxim Posted April 9, 2015 Report Share Posted April 9, 2015 Just issued a tornado watch till 8pm. Sound be a interesting afternoon.And what you said just mere hours ago.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seahawkfan Posted April 9, 2015 Report Share Posted April 9, 2015 You're implying that today will be a dud, when everything is going as planned. You do realize the main event wasn't supposed to start in the morning, correct?Not true Last couple day we we're supposed to get storm's notta one storm. Now as far as today goes likely get a few storm's especially if we can get sun breaks this afternoon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Money Posted April 9, 2015 Report Share Posted April 9, 2015 Brief rope tornado on the storm near Peroia. Tornado watch issued for Milwaukee south (all of LOT CWA) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Money Posted April 9, 2015 Report Share Posted April 9, 2015 URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Â Â TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 41 Â Â NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK Â Â 150 PM CDT THU APR 9 2015 Â Â Â THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A Â Â Â * TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF Â Â Â NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ILLINOIS Â Â Â FAR NORTHWEST INDIANA Â Â Â FAR SOUTHERN WISCONSIN Â Â Â LAKE MICHIGAN Â Â Â * EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 150 PM UNTIL Â Â Â 1100 PM CDT. Â Â Â * PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE... Â Â Â A FEW TORNADOES LIKELY WITH A COUPLE INTENSE TORNADOES POSSIBLE Â Â Â SCATTERED DAMAGING WINDS LIKELY WITH ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT GUSTS Â Â Â Â TO 80 MPH POSSIBLE Â Â Â SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2.5 Â Â Â Â INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE Â Â Â THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 80 STATUTE Â Â MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF Â Â MILWAUKEE WISCONSIN TO 25 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DECATUR ILLINOIS. Â Â FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH Â Â OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1). Â Â Â PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Â Â Â REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR Â Â TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH Â Â AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR Â Â THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS Â Â AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. Â Â Â Â DISCUSSION...TWO ROUNDS OF SEVERE CONVECTION ARE EXPECTED WITH Â Â INITIAL STORMS IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS DEVELOPING E/NE AND ADDITIONAL Â Â STORMS ALONG A FRONTAL ZONE. BOTH AREAS WILL HAVE STRONG DEEP-LAYER Â Â SHEAR SUPPORTING RISKS FOR A FEW TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING Â Â WINDS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FV-Mike Posted April 9, 2015 Report Share Posted April 9, 2015 Heavy rain, lots of lighting with the storm moving through DeKalb county at the moment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seahawkfan Posted April 9, 2015 Report Share Posted April 9, 2015 Line of storm's from south/central iowa stretching central Missouri heading east. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seahawkfan Posted April 9, 2015 Report Share Posted April 9, 2015 We have warmed up to 76 with the on off sunbreaks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted April 9, 2015 Report Share Posted April 9, 2015 Atmosphere is more stable up in WI. Storms seems to be firing right along the warm front. That cell in Winnebago County is the one to watch in N IL. Quote Mercer Island, 350 ft 2021-2022: 11.6", 02/21 2020-2021: 15.6" 2019-2020: ~10" 2018-2019 winter snowfall total:Â 29.5" 2017-2018: 9.0", 2016-2017: 14.0" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye Posted April 9, 2015 Report Share Posted April 9, 2015 After a near complete bust of a week, a last minute skinny line of storms trained over my side of Cedar Rapids and dropped three rounds of hail. Â Most of it was pea size, but one round had a few pieces up to 0.50" diameter and one round had 0.75" diameter pieces. Quote season snowfall: 34.8" '22-23: 30.2"Â Â Â '21-22: 27.1"Â Â Â '20-21: 52.5"Â Â Â '19-20: 36.2"Â Â Â Â '18-19: 50.2"Â Â Â Â '17-18: 39.5" Average snowfall: ~30" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted April 9, 2015 Report Share Posted April 9, 2015 The line that's back along the cold front is the best bet to get severe weather this far north. Winds turned back out of the NE here and is killing activity as it approaches the lake. Quote Mercer Island, 350 ft 2021-2022: 11.6", 02/21 2020-2021: 15.6" 2019-2020: ~10" 2018-2019 winter snowfall total: 29.5" 2017-2018: 9.0", 2016-2017: 14.0" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaycee Posted April 9, 2015 Report Share Posted April 9, 2015 Isn't there someone from Clinton IL/IA on here?? looks like that tornado warned storm is headed directly towards that area as we speak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxim Posted April 9, 2015 Report Share Posted April 9, 2015 The line that's back along the cold front is the best bet to get severe weather this far north. Winds turned back out of the NE here and is killing activity as it approaches the lake. Strange. Did the warm front drift a bit south? That really makes no sense... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted April 9, 2015 Report Share Posted April 9, 2015 Strange. Did the warm front drift a bit south? That really makes no sense... T-storm outflow did that. Fog has overspread the area again. Too much convection today up this way to allow for any destabilization. Quote Mercer Island, 350 ft 2021-2022: 11.6", 02/21 2020-2021: 15.6" 2019-2020: ~10" 2018-2019 winter snowfall total: 29.5" 2017-2018: 9.0", 2016-2017: 14.0" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted April 9, 2015 Report Share Posted April 9, 2015 Serious situation near Rochelle --- This is confirmed TOG.   SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENTNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL643 PM CDT THU APR 9 2015ILC103-141-100000-/O.CON.KLOT.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150410T0000Z/OGLE IL-LEE IL-643 PM CDT THU APR 9 2015...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FORSOUTHEASTERN OGLE AND NORTHEASTERN LEE COUNTIES...AT 643 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ASHTON...OR 9MILES WEST OF ROCHELLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL.SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUTSHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGETO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE ISLIKELY.THIS TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...ROCHELLE AND HILLCREST AROUND 700 PM CDT.OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDESTEWARD.INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES...I-39 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 92 AND 102.I-88 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 61 AND 81.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO ABASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDYBUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...ORIN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECTYOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.  Quote Mercer Island, 350 ft 2021-2022: 11.6", 02/21 2020-2021: 15.6" 2019-2020: ~10" 2018-2019 winter snowfall total: 29.5" 2017-2018: 9.0", 2016-2017: 14.0" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxim Posted April 9, 2015 Report Share Posted April 9, 2015 That Rochelle cell is insane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxim Posted April 9, 2015 Report Share Posted April 9, 2015 Jesus... http://i.imgur.com/8DSQshl.gifhttp://i.imgur.com/SwaxNfX.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxim Posted April 10, 2015 Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 http://embed.gyazo.com/b4e2c36ec5a6219fa3c31ff580c358e0.png Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxim Posted April 10, 2015 Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 Here's a pic of that thing, someone else took it earlier. http://embed.gyazo.com/e060e237d3dab94fcecec9fe85fa9417.png Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted April 10, 2015 Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 Live on the Weather Channel right now. This thing is a monster! Quote Mercer Island, 350 ft 2021-2022: 11.6", 02/21 2020-2021: 15.6" 2019-2020: ~10" 2018-2019 winter snowfall total: 29.5" 2017-2018: 9.0", 2016-2017: 14.0" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxim Posted April 10, 2015 Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 Probably close to a mile wide by now. I'm pretty sure the velocity has maxed out on this thing too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted April 10, 2015 Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 Tornado warning now out up by Harvard, IL. Â Lake breeze/outflow boundary cuts across eastern McHenry county into southern Lake County currently. That might be the only thing that stops this supercell. Watch out if winds turn back southerly ahead of it. - Especially if your in northern Kane and southern McHenry County. Quote Mercer Island, 350 ft 2021-2022: 11.6", 02/21 2020-2021: 15.6" 2019-2020: ~10" 2018-2019 winter snowfall total:Â 29.5" 2017-2018: 9.0", 2016-2017: 14.0" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxim Posted April 10, 2015 Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 Tornado warning now out up by Harvard, IL. Lake breeze/outflow boundary cuts across eastern McHenry county into southern Lake County currently. That might be the only thing that stops this supercell. Watch out if winds turn back southerly ahead of it. - Especially if your in northern Kane and southern McHenry County.The cell itself is above that outflow boundary, I "think". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxim Posted April 10, 2015 Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 Awful amount of damage already being reported from the tornado. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted April 10, 2015 Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 If it stays intact up to the Northwest tollway, it will be getting into a more populated area... Quote Mercer Island, 350 ft 2021-2022: 11.6", 02/21 2020-2021: 15.6" 2019-2020: ~10" 2018-2019 winter snowfall total:Â 29.5" 2017-2018: 9.0", 2016-2017: 14.0" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted April 10, 2015 Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 Wow, look at this video!Crazy.https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=840970689315679&permPage=1Still holding onto the cooler air up this way.Marengo and possibly just south of Woodstock should really watch out now.Steve KahnA MINUTE AGO875]Large and dangerous tornado just east of Belvidere moving northeast at 40 at 7:33pm TAKE COVER IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORMÂ Quote Mercer Island, 350 ft 2021-2022: 11.6", 02/21 2020-2021: 15.6" 2019-2020: ~10" 2018-2019 winter snowfall total:Â 29.5" 2017-2018: 9.0", 2016-2017: 14.0" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxim Posted April 10, 2015 Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 That had to be an EF4 at least. Some homes were wiped clean off their foundation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted April 10, 2015 Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 TOG still northwest of Marengo heading towards Woodstock! Tornado Warning McHenry County until 8:30 pmConfirmed tornado northwest of Marengo moving northeast at 45 mph. TAKE COVER IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM Quote Mercer Island, 350 ft 2021-2022: 11.6", 02/21 2020-2021: 15.6" 2019-2020: ~10" 2018-2019 winter snowfall total: 29.5" 2017-2018: 9.0", 2016-2017: 14.0" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted April 10, 2015 Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 Heading north of Woodstock. Wonder Lake and northeastern McHenry County in line. Beyond that this storm will be moving into much cooler air.  Tornado near Wonder Lake and Greenwood moving northeast at 40 mph. Quote Mercer Island, 350 ft 2021-2022: 11.6", 02/21 2020-2021: 15.6" 2019-2020: ~10" 2018-2019 winter snowfall total: 29.5" 2017-2018: 9.0", 2016-2017: 14.0" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted April 10, 2015 Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 Crystal Lake area posters better watch this cell. Quote Mercer Island, 350 ft 2021-2022: 11.6", 02/21 2020-2021: 15.6" 2019-2020: ~10" 2018-2019 winter snowfall total: 29.5" 2017-2018: 9.0", 2016-2017: 14.0" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james1976 Posted April 10, 2015 Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 Crazy video. That circulation is impressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted April 10, 2015 Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 Another crazy video https://youtu.be/kiiBEpabzc8 Also https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=658207964306692&permPage=1 Quote Mercer Island, 350 ft 2021-2022: 11.6", 02/21 2020-2021: 15.6" 2019-2020: ~10" 2018-2019 winter snowfall total: 29.5" 2017-2018: 9.0", 2016-2017: 14.0" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted April 10, 2015 Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 Storm rolled in with C-G lightning and winds gusted up near 40mph. Cut the power for a minutes and now it's pouring down hail here. Not much bigger than pea sized though. Â Impressive photos coming in. Â http://chicagoweathercenter.com/blog/live-blog-for-this-afternoons-severe-weather Quote Mercer Island, 350 ft 2021-2022: 11.6", 02/21 2020-2021: 15.6" 2019-2020: ~10" 2018-2019 winter snowfall total:Â 29.5" 2017-2018: 9.0", 2016-2017: 14.0" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Money Posted April 10, 2015 Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 So, I'm guessing the person who said this was a bust and people were just going to get a few showers was a little bit off.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted April 10, 2015 Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 It was slow in the afternoon, but it sure ramped up quickly. Getting trained now by heavy downpours. Might break the 3" mark today. Clearing out now... Fairdale or what's left of it. 1 fatality confirmed. Quote Mercer Island, 350 ft 2021-2022: 11.6", 02/21 2020-2021: 15.6" 2019-2020: ~10" 2018-2019 winter snowfall total: 29.5" 2017-2018: 9.0", 2016-2017: 14.0" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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