Severe weather, including tornadoes, heavy rains, high winds, hail, and flooding occurred across parts of Illinois yesterday and last night. Here is the radar estimated precipitation with areas in green indicating 1 to 2.5 inches an areas in yellow and orange indicating 2.5 to 4 inches. Below are reports of storm damage across the US for […]
Read More from Two Tornadoes and other Severe Weather in Illinois over the Weekend
According to statistics compiled by NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center, so far in 2011 Illinois has had 58 reports of tornadoes, 298 reports of significant hail (1 inch or more), and 674 reports of wind damage. That’s about average for us. Fortunately, we escaped the worst of the 2011 season that centered on the southeastern U.S. […]
The severe thunderstorms that swept though Chicago on July 11, 2011, caused widespread damage. Here are the maps and initial reports of damages from the NOAA Storm Prediction Center. The wind damage was common throughout Chicago, as well as parts of southeastern Wisconsin, Indiana, and Michigan. Some parts of the Chicago area received up to 0.75 […]
The severe thunderstorms that swept though Chicago on July 11, 2011, caused widespread damage. Here are the maps and initial reports of damages from the NOAA Storm Prediction Center. The wind damage was common throughout Chicago, as well as parts of southeastern Wisconsin, Indiana, and Michigan. Some parts of the Chicago area received up to 0.75 […]