The official IL weather thread (Chicago, Rockford: tornado, house, bank)

[runninfiend]

A tornado did touch down briefly near here (Goodfield, IL.) last night, but there was no damage. I had family out in Goodfield at a church and they were sent to the basement for half an hour, and my sister in rural Congerville saw the funnel cloud.

Interestingly, in the last few years, it seems like the corridor from northern Tazewell into Woodford has been a magnet for tornadic activity, beginning with the destructive South Pekin tornado in 2003. Perhaps it's just random chance, but it is curious.

[Steve-o]

Originally Posted by runninfiend

A tornado did touch down briefly near here (Goodfield, IL.) last night, but there was no damage. I had family out in Goodfield at a church and they were sent to the basement for half an hour, and my sister in rural Congerville saw the funnel cloud.

Interestingly, in the last few years, it seems like the corridor from northern Tazewell into Woodford has been a magnet for tornadic activity, beginning with the destructive South Pekin tornado in 2003. Perhaps it's just random chance, but it is curious.

Glad to hear theyre ok. This summer, I believe, has spawned record numbers of tornadoes across the country.

[aragx6]

And they're saying the Midwest is in for more today... which lord knows is the last thing anyone need right now!

[Steve-o]

Originally Posted by aragx6

And they're saying the Midwest is in for more today... which lord knows is the last thing anyone need right now!

What areas? I havent checked the weather yet today. Anything up here this far north?

[runninfiend]

Some pics from the PJ Star:

June 4, 2008 Tornado | WEEK News 25 | YouNewsTV

Tornado East of Mackinaw | WEEK News 25 | YouNewsTV

[Steve-o]

Thanks for the links! That little cell phone video was pretty unique, captured the thunder really well.

[aragx6]

Originally Posted by Steve-o

What areas? I havent checked the weather yet today. Anything up here this far north?

Looks like tonight it'll be mostly west of here (Kansas City looks to get SLAMMED)... tomorrow is another story entirely.

[Steve-o]

Originally Posted by aragx6

Looks like tonight it'll be mostly west of here (Kansas City looks to get SLAMMED)... tomorrow is another story entirely.

Thanks. I read Skilling's forecast on lunch and he mentioned some thunderstorms tomorrow, early, then mostly sunny afterwords. He said some might be severe, so we'll see.

[RRConductor76]

The NOAA weather scanner said some bad weather for tomorrow. Possible Tornados and large hail. Which usually means a simple 15 minuet soaker.

[Steve-o]

Theyre still calling for possible tornado watches this afternoon. When I left for work it was quite nice, very breezy, completely sunny. By the time I got to work 20 minutes later the skies out west were pretty dark and the winds had picked up too. Still quite humid. UGH Supposed to be almost 90 tomorrow! WTH is this!?!?!