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Beautiful day downtown today

Chased the tor warned cell near Cissna Park, Illinois. Pics are from around 5:15 pm. Some decent rotation for awhile. Tried to stay with it but was difficult with the rain. Few pics

Regardless, very strong synoptic ascent and low/deep-layer shear will support a threat of damaging winds and tornadoes if surface-based storms can be sustained into the Great Lakes and Midwest region during the afternoon and evening. Higher severe probabilities for damaging winds and possibly tornadoes may be needed In future outlooks, as confidence in the warm frontal position and convective evolution are further resolved.

18z brings it back.

Pic while I was in Skokie about an hour ago.

Yes it is. All things considered, we did alright here.

Pics my son and I took of the tornado tonight just west and north of Manteno around 9:15-9:30.

Looks like a river. Crazy.

Perfect evening along the lake

Decent line of storms fired up just north of here. Some good lightning. Most exciting event so far this month. Haha.

Same thing happening here at my house. Didn’t know what it was at first. A few have been very loud.

Has anyone else been hearing the Frost (Ice) quakes? I’ve been hearing them pretty regularly since yesterday evening. One at 1:30 am sounded like a tree fell on my roof.

Yeah, idk. Prolly a bit high Bourbonnais COOP is usually pretty conservative Kankakee County... Bourbonnais 7.5 in 0700 AM 01/13 COOP Kankakee 1.4 WSW 5.8 in 0600 AM 01/13 COCORAHS St. Anne 4.5 in 0700 AM 01/13 COOP

Wow, just turned on Earthcam TV for downtown and seen a lightning strike light the whole sky up. Impressive

Nice little squall