The way the storms moved almost due south in Illinois reminded me of the Roanoke F4 day almost exactly. If a remember correctly, wasn't that also expected to be a derecho type event to start the day?
There are multiple multiple current representatives in the mi house and senate who are saying similar things and demanding Canada fix this problem now....
One of the candidates running for governor of mi is using the smoke as a platform to get votes. He promises if he is elected he will force Canada to take action and stop the fires from harming the lives of the people of mi.
Alot of outdoor related business closing tomorrow due to air quality here on the east side of mi.
Also a very light fine ash sprinkled on my truck windshield when I left work at 330 here in the thumb of mi. Never would have had that on the weather of 2026 bingo card.
If it wasn't for the chance of thunderstorms that come with the heat and humidity i wouldn't find anything about summer appealing.
And around 500,000 hunters in the state im sure enjoy more then just the colors of fall.
That's why im not even concerned about what the models have for placement of features for the upcoming weekend. Look how many times the state is in the bullseye a couple days prior only for repeated mcs over Milwaukee or Chicago moving se.
I didn't leave bad axe til about 10 minutes before the waterspout I didn't think it would come close enough to land with the haze to get a decent look at anything and then at the last minute drove up there. I'm about 2 miles se of your location in my Pic looking nw