Derecho!

[Uppsala9496]

yea, not looking forward to this storm.
The hail probability for the Chicagoland area is above 60% and is listed as 'significant'.
60% probability of winds in excess of 50 knots.

Crazy stuff. Of course it is going to hit when it is dark. Not cool.

 

[MaxPayne63]

First time I've seen a heavy severe storm risk when it wasn't for tornadoes.

Weather alerts become more hysterical for about 12mos whenever DC/New York experience anything stronger than a mild shower.

I'm in the moderate region and the forecast doesn't look bad. I hope my corn's roots are far enough along that the plants survive.

 

[waggy]

it cleared up and was nice.

then it got cloudy and cooler fast.

though still humid as fuck out

 

[jagec]

Since when? Derecho means right, and not just the opposite of left.

Lucha, lucha, con todas tus fuerzas.
Lucha por tu derecho de fiestar!

(A Spanish translation of my high school class song. :$)

Just because English uses the same word to refer to a "right turn" and a "right to free speech" doesn't mean that every language has to.

 

[Mixolydian]

Significant tornado outbreak expected for Northern Illinois, including Chicago metro area. This will be exciting.

Also, surprised at the number of people who've never heard of "derecho" before. :hmm:

 

[Mixolydian]

though still humid as fuck out

Dewpoints are in the low 70's across the area. shit's gonna hit the fan this evening.

 

[ElMonoDelMar]

We had one of these last June that put a few tree branches through our roof and knocked out our power for 6 hours. I hope this one isn't as bad.

 

[Uppsala9496]

Blackhawks play at 19:00. That means I will lose power at 19:15 right around puck drop.

Need to put all of the outdoor furniture away.

Do I put the grill and smoker in the dining room or leave them outside...?

 

[highland145]

Blackhawks play at 19:00. That means I will lose power at 19:15 right around puck drop.

Need to put all of the outdoor furniture away.

Do I put the grill and smoker in the dining room or leave them outside...?

Just take the battery out of your smoke detector.

 

[Mixolydian]

first supercells starting to pop up:

 

[Mixolydian]

first tornado warning issued.

this will be the severe wx discussion thread for today, mmkay?

 

[Triumph]

Obama needs to do something to stop this before it gets worse.

 

[Mixolydian]

second tornado warning issued. shit's exploding fast.

 

[AmdEmAll]

Obama needs to do something to stop this before it gets worse.

Why would he do that? These are his storms created with HAARP of course..

 

[waggy]

yeah tornado warning for my area. thought the nasty part is just south of where i live.

 

[Triumph]

Why would he do that? These are his storms created with HAARP of course..

But did he mean to direct them towards his native Chicago area? :ninja:

 

[waggy]

But did he mean to direct them towards his native Chicago area? :ninja:

right now its over the country area. since that is mainly old white people.

he is going to turn it off before it gets to Chicago.

 

[ElMonoDelMar]

second tornado warning issued. shit's exploding fast.

I've got family in the NW burbs. Hope you guys make it through okay.

 

[Mixolydian]

Confirmed tornado on the ground, getting closer to chicago metro area:

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN DE KALB
COUNTY UNTIL 515 PM CDT...

AT 456 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR SOMONAUK...AND
MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO NORTHWEST OF SOMONAUK AT
454 PM CDT.

IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL
OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS.
EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SANDWICH AND HINCKLEY.

 

[waggy]

yeah there was a funnel sighted just south of rockford. it went right over where i live. i got a video of it but it does not show very well. it was going like crazy but on the video it looks slow.

 

[Kadarin]

Shit like this makes me glad I live in California; we don't get bad weather here like that. I'd never heard of "derecho" before today, and it sounds crazy. Stay safe everyone!

 

[Uppsala9496]

Rain and hail for me. Calm now but the winds are starting to pick up.

 

[IndyColtsFan]

Indy appears to be on the southern edge of the nasty stuff so hopefully we won't get hit too badly.

 

[ElMonoDelMar]

Indy appears to be on the southern edge of the nasty stuff so hopefully we won't get hit too badly.

You should be fine unless it takes a huge dip south. I'm a few hours west of you and it's a sunny 90F outside.

 

[vi edit]

You should be fine unless it takes a huge dip south. I'm a few hours west of you and it's a sunny 90F outside.

Yep. Absolutely nothing outside of Peoria. That cold front hasn't really pushed in yet though. So who knows when/if we get the fun stuff to start.