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Summer 2010 was pretty cloudy. It seemed like everyday or every other day had grungy skycover from convective debris. I'm not sure how it would compare to what you're describing this year though.

Also, after several years, I see some folks still haven't changed...

People who *ARE* fully vaccinated are also getting still getting the virus, so they're also contributing to the rise in cases. The vaccine was never meant to be a cure.

Tornado Warning MIC037-057-071745- /O.NEW.KGRR.TO.W.0011.210707T1718Z-210707T1745Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Tornado Warning National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI 118 PM EDT Wed Jul 7 2021 The National Weather Service in Grand Rapids has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Southeastern Gratiot County in central Michigan... Northeastern Clinton County in south central Michigan... * Until 145 PM EDT. * At 118 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Elsie, or 6 miles northeast of St. Johns, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely. * This dangerous storm will be near... Elsie around 130 PM EDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris. && LAT...LON 4299 8458 4317 8458 4319 8437 4296 8437 TIME...MOT...LOC 1718Z 271DEG 16KT 4308 8449 TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED HAIL...1.75IN $$ NJJ

Oh goody, more flooding...

So far, this week hasn't been as bad as originally feared.Monday was the only cool/rainy day. Yesterfay and today have featured hoghs at/above 90*F and partly cloudy skies after the morning stratus breaks up.It's ultimately only been slightly below normal, thanks to the overnight lows around average..

Awesome looking shelf clouds.

Even with these "cool" days to end the month and the cold days to start the month, thanks to the 2-3 weeks of hot temps in the middle, it appears DFW will end the month of June right around average (as of today, the departure is +0.4*F)

I guess we're in the same miserable club together. Had a torrential downpour yesterday afternoon at around 2pm, on June 28th, and wasn't a rumble of thunder nor a lightning strike to be found. But in other news, I read that San Antonio observed ( I believe it was) Texas' largest hailstone ever this season. Apparently, this just isn't our year for strong/severe t'storms..

Looking good for a modest severe weather episode in the Detroit area today.

Not quite (I gotta fact check you on this ). Detroit's JJA skycover is similar to cities in the SE, but Texas is definitely still sunnier. Number of days (Skycover %) June Detroit – 8 (0-30%); 11 (40-70%); 11 (70%+) Charlotte – 7 (0-30%); 11 (40-70%); 12 (70%+) Atlanta – 8 (0-30%); 12 (40-70%); 10 (70%+) Miami – 3 (0-30%); 14 (40-70%); 13 (70%+) Dallas – 11 (0-30%); 12 (40-70%); 8 (70%+) Houston – 7 (0-30%); 13 (40-70%); 9 (70%+) July Detroit – 9 (0-30%); 12 (40-70%); 10 (70%+) Miami – 3 (0-30%); 17 (40-70%); 11 (70%+) Atlanta - 6 (0-30%); 13 (40-70%); 12 (70%+) Charlotte – 7 (0-30%); 12 (40-70%); 12 (70%+) Dallas – 15 (0-30%); 10 (40-70%); 6 (70%+) Houston – 7 (0-30%); 16 (40-70%); 8 (70%+) August Detroit – 9 (0-30%); 11 (40-70%); 11 (70%+) Miami – 2 (0-30%); 18 (40-70%); 11 (70%+) Atlanta – 7 (0-30%); 13 (40-70%); 10 (70%+) Charlotte – 7 (0-30%); 13 (40-70%); 11 (70%+) Dallas – 15 (0-30%); 10 (40-70%); 6 (70%+) Houston – 6 (0-30%); 17 (40-70%); 8 (4-7) (70%+)

I see DTW has logged yet another 89*F today (that's gotta be at like 20 88*F or 89*F days for the season). Yet, stll no 90*F, even though DET has hit 90*F now 3 times. It's getting comical at this point.

I'm going to make a bold prediction and say that DFW won't see a single 100*F+ day this year (the average is 20 days). I hope I'm wrong.

What's really crazy is that, based on everything I can find, there was virtually no lightning with this activity. It's extremely unusal to see those type of rainfall amounts (outside a Tropical Storm / Hurricane) without lightning.

The old NWS NEXRAD radar can be found at the link below. But naturally, the site is down for maintenance right now. https://gis.ncdc.noaa.gov/maps/ncei/radar The University of Iowa also still uses the old NWS NEXRAD radar (with a loop): https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/GIS/apps/rview/warnings.phtml?autopilot=0&osite=FWD&tzoff=0&layers[]=nexrad&layers[]=warnings&layers[]=cwas&layers[]=uscounties&layers[]=watches&layers[]=blank&site=FWD&tz=CDT&archive=yes&year=2021&month=6&day=7&hour=9&minute=35&warngeo=both&zoom=250&imgsize=640x480&loop=1&frames=25&interval=15&filter=0&cu=0&sortcol=fcster&sortdir=0&lsrlook=%2B&lsrwindow=0

^^^Premature.

I mean...weren't you going to do the same thing (drive for isolated supercell-type stuff) in Northern Indiana? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Bingo!

In the past few weeks, I have started dining in at restaurants and going to the movies again (hadn't been since the start of the pandemic last year) without a mask on. Even went to the casino a couple times and got a haircut. That said, I do still wear masks if I'm shopping inside of a store or at the drive thru window.

Today's high at DFW was 95*F, despite the stratocumulus deck all morning. After the "cold" start to the month of June, we actually rebounded to a positive temp departure before yesterday (now's it's back down to -0.1*F).

For a relatively quiet severe weather season, it has been really bad luck with the relatively few strong tornadoes we have seen going through highly populated areas, and during the nighttime at that. First, it was the EF3 tornado that tracked through the southern suburbs of Birminggam (Shelby County), then the EF4 tornado that tracked through the southern suburbs of Atlanta (Newnan) and now this other tornado that hit the western suburbs of Chicago (Naperville).

I tend to think including Southern Michigan in the Severe Thunderstorm Watch is a little too ambitious given the front and instability/moisture gradient still sits along the MI/IN/OH border. But I could be wrong. We'll see.

Yeah, I've had my tire blow out on the highway too. "Some kind of entertainment" is definitely a way to describe it, lol. I'm glad you're ok.

Since when did the highlighted area become "around Chicago?"