Chicago Storm

Ignore the horrid forum upload compression, but another quality look from ORD this evening as that hybrid supercell moved in.

42 minutes ago, MidwestChaser said:

Again with the late city addition to the watch. Why does the SPC kept doing that; so dumb. 

i came here hoping to see this...didn't let me down.

most of the time there's watch collab, so may be the spc or lot.

nothing beats a beach nap under a cabana with a light ocean breeze.

2 hours ago, Brian D said:

Joe, since your tracking 90dF+ days each year, thought I'd look at the longer period stns on your list, and graph the yearly counts as reference. Unfortunately, MDW has a 15 yr gap.

Thanks for posting that. It gives a good visual of the trends over time.

It also reminds me that we're due for a clunker.

Solid MCV soaker today.

More tubes possible this weekend in IL. Record year for the State incoming?

Just now, SolidIcewx said:

How many tornadoes this year now in Illinois?

134 prior to today, and with info not yet completed from last thursday.

Just now, outflow said:

 

Mother nature seen this and responses with a tornado in Southern Dane county...

the reverse jinx is strong around here.

1 minute ago, luckyweather said:

now ilx has it with Pana polygon

it's already about to move out of the new warning too.

ilx has been struggling all day.

4 minutes ago, SchaumburgStormer said:

Need a t warning on that Macon county cell

they got duped.

most, if not all of that, is contamination.

3 minutes ago, IWXwx said:

IWX obviously isn't bailing due to the south trend, mainly because of their thought that we are still in the game south of 30 with the warm front, as you alluded to earlier. From discussions, I got the idea that they aren't very happy with SPC's demoting us to slight, but of course they won't come out and say it, hence their post.

they might want to do another check on observations (radar, satellite, surface obs), because it is definitely over north of us24.

3 hours ago, SchaumburgStormer said:

Reverse jinx. 
 

THIS IS OUR MOMENT 

not this time, that was a real call for a change.

Not sure if i get the EF4 tor threat mentioned on this MD for the morning convection

Actually asking. What is the effect of the tropical storm going to have on this? It has to have some impact I feel like it’ll steal some energy, no? Nobody seems to be talking about it and I’m legit asking 

G78MPH in Cedar Rapids with the bow.

tbh, i believe tomorrow will pale in comparison to last thursday in illinois.

that's my hunch.

Can't get anyone to cover me tomorrow, so I'll be missing chasing this one, just as I missed last Thursday's event.

Time for some reverse-jinxing to pull stuff north once again, to make it interesting locally.

11 hours ago, Baum said:

Seems awhile since we’ve had a cool wet June around here.

The only thing is, this isn't a cool June.

June is running +4.0 at ORD through the 14th.

First 90°+ day of the year on Wednesday at ORD and MDW, with a high of 91° at both locations.

...2026 90°+ Day Tally...
3 - ARR
1 - ORD
1 - MDW
1 - RFD
1 - PWK
1 - LOT
1 - UGN
0 - DPA

Ended up having a supercell quickly develop over DuPage County last evening, which then moved through ORD. There was a transient wall cloud at times with it as it approached from the southwest, as the storm interacted with an OFB and briefly tried to be interesting.

Janky LL lapse rates and a warm nose aloft will be the bullet in today in the favorable corridor.

13 minutes ago, Tim from Springfield, IL said:

Good call on including Springfield in the watch even though none of Sangamon County falls within the watch box.  (Same with Morgan and Scott counties as well). 

sangamon county is in the watch. springfield can't be in the watch if sangamon county isn't.

Rapid recovery occurring across the southern half of the DVN CWA.

There's not a single 12z CAM that has a handle on evolution of the initial MCS.

If this initial MCS stays further south, you think the warm front may be closer to I-80 corridor or even further south for the next round? LOT AFD sort of alludes to this.