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Tornado near Chicago
Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 6:59 pm
by Bob78164
I've read a report that a large tornado is moving through the southern Chicago suburbs. I know that lilyvonschtupp is in the Chicago area. Anyone else? --Bob
Re: Tornado near Chicago
Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 7:05 pm
by ulysses5019
Bob78164 wrote:I've read a report that a large tornado is moving through the southern Chicago suburbs. I know that lilyvonschtupp is in the Chicago area. Anyone else? --Bob
Al Capone was a southsider.
Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 7:12 pm
by etaoin22
Obama.
is this Tornado Hillary??
Google news has USA today reporting it seven minutes ago. Mentions Livingston Park,,which I do not know.
Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 7:15 pm
by elwoodblues
I'm 106 miles from Chicago, I have a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark and I'm wearing sunglasses.
Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 7:18 pm
by ulysses5019
elwoodblues wrote:I'm 106 miles from Chicago, I have a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark and I'm wearing sunglasses.
What kind of car are you drivin'?
Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 7:21 pm
by elwoodblues
ulysses5019 wrote:elwoodblues wrote:I'm 106 miles from Chicago, I have a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark and I'm wearing sunglasses.
What kind of car are you drivin'?
The Bluesmobile, of course.
Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 8:17 pm
by Bob Juch
Looks like the whole line between Chicago and Detroit is going to get hit by thunderstorms at least.
Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2008 4:43 am
by ToLiveIsToFly
We heard about the tornadoes after the fact. I've still yet to see one in my life (which I guess is a good thing, but I'm a little curious).
I was out sick from my summer job one day when a tornado went right by the building where I worked. In Westfield, NJ of all places.
Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2008 9:52 am
by lilyvonschtupp26
I'm at NW side of Chicago near O'Hare. We had wild t-storms but no tornado thanks goodness.
I did spot the bluesmobile moving quickly up NW highway and plowed into a building!
http://ww2.dailyherald.com/story.aspx?story=19777
lily
Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2008 10:19 am
by Bob Juch
ToLiveIsToFly wrote:We heard about the tornadoes after the fact. I've still yet to see one in my life (which I guess is a good thing, but I'm a little curious).
I was out sick from my summer job one day when a tornado went right by the building where I worked. In Westfield, NJ of all places.
That's close to me. There hasn't been one around here for three years.
Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2008 11:40 am
by Kazoo65
We've been having wild weather here for the past 2 days. Friday afternoon, we were under a tornado watch (they issued a warning for Kalamazoo County, but there wasn't any tornado-just high winds, rain, and lots of lightning). I was sitting in the basement thinking about the tornado that hit here in 1980-not an experience I want to repeat. Yesterday evening, we had ANOTHER tornado watch-no tornados this time, either, just MORE rain and wind.
Today, we're under a thunderstorm watch until 10pm. Ugh. I don't like storms.
Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 8:10 am
by Catfish
After being out in the yard all day Saturday, I hop into the car to run out for my Sunday Chicago Tribune, get it and hop back into the car to hear my radio telling me to TAKE COVER NOW!! Holy crap!! The weather looked fine. The repeat of the announcement told me what the tornado looked like. Yikes, this was no theoretical watch or warning. My husband's workplace (he was not there), about 35 miles to the NW of us, was in the path. The tornado touched down in Park Forest and, I believe, University Park and Frankfort (those two places had severe damage, but from the news reports it wasn't clear to me whether the tornado actually touched down), about 40 miles to the NW of us, and moved NE. It was too close for comfort, but we didn't even get rain.