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  1. 1 minute ago, IWXwx said:

    From the wording of the watch (a couple of intense tornadoes and 3" hail likely), I kind of surprised that they didn't go PDS.

    Probably because moisture is not all that high in the sixties but the contras is great for this time of year

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  2. SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
    NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA/IL  
    817 PM CDT FRI JUL 28 2023  
      
    IAC031-097-105-113-290200-  
    /O.CON.KDVN.SV.W.0205.000000T0000Z-230729T0200Z/  
    JACKSON IA-CEDAR IA-JONES IA-LINN IA-  
    817 PM CDT FRI JUL 28 2023  
      
    ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT  
    FOR SOUTHWESTERN JACKSON...NORTHERN CEDAR...JONES AND LINN  
    COUNTIES...  
      
    AT 817 PM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE  
    EXTENDING FROM NEAR BUCK CREEK TO SQUAW CREEK PARK, MOVING EAST AT 65  
    MPH.  
      
    THESE ARE DESTRUCTIVE STORMS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN IOWA.  
      
    HAZARD...100 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.  
      
    SOURCE...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS.  
      
    IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY   
             BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES   
             WILL BE DESTROYED. EXPECT CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES AND   
             BUSINESSES. EXPECT EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES.  
      
    LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
    CEDAR RAPIDS, ANAMOSA, MECHANICSVILLE, STANWOOD, MARION, HIAWATHA,  
    MOUNT VERNON, MONTICELLO, ROBINS, CENTER POINT, CASCADE, LISBON,  
    FAIRFAX, ELY, WALFORD, CENTRAL CITY, SPRINGVILLE, PALO, LOWDEN AND  
    OLIN.  
      
    PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
      
    TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS, AND MAY LEAD TO  
    FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.  
      
      
      
    LAT...LON 4229 9078 4203 9083 4203 9090 4184 9090  
          4186 9183 4230 9176  
    TIME...MOT...LOC 0117Z 280DEG 57KT 4230 9136 4200 9158   
      
    THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...DESTRUCTIVE  
    HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
    MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN  
    WIND THREAT...OBSERVED  
    MAX WIND GUST...100 MPH  
      
     

  3. Had an amazing electrical storm at 5 a.m. today and there were a lot of limbs and branches down on the east side of Griffith especially.  This includes a large 1 to 2 foot diameter tree trunk near the Wadsworth Elementary school just south of me.  Waiting to see what will happen with this power keg tonight.  700mb still around 12 per SPC meso so gotta cool a bit first.

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  4. ERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A  
      
    * TORNADO WARNING FOR...  
      EAST CENTRAL COOK COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS...  
      
    * UNTIL 700 PM CDT.  
          
    * AT 620 PM CDT, A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO  
      WAS LOCATED OVER SUMMIT, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.  
      
      THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!  
      
      HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.  
      
      SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.  
      
      IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS   
               MAY BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE   
               HOMES WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES,   
               BUSINESSES, AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE   
               DESTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE.  
      
    * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...  
      BERWYN, FOREST PARK, RIVERSIDE, STICKNEY AND NORTH RIVERSIDE   
      AROUND 630 PM CDT.  
      CICERO, OAK PARK, AUSTIN AND BRIGHTON PARK AROUND 635 PM CDT.  
      SOUTH LAWNDALE, BRIDGEPORT, BELMONT CRAGIN, NEW CITY AND EAST   
      GARFIELD PARK AROUND 640 PM CDT.  
      
    OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE  
    WEST TOWN, NEAR WEST SIDE, HUMBOLDT PARK, LOGAN SQUARE, CHICAGO,  
    CHICAGO LOOP, LINCOLN PARK, IRVING PARK, NAVY PIER, NORTHERLY ISLAND,  
    NEAR NORTH SIDE, LAKE VIEW, UPTOWN AND EDGEWATER.  
      
    THIS INCLUDES...  BROOKFIELD ZOO, LINCOLN PARK ZOO, HAWTHORNE PARK,  
    SOLDIER FIELD, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS CHICAGO, GUARANTEED RATE  
    FIELD...IL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, WRIGLEY FIELD, THE LOOP, MUSEUM  
    CAMPUS, AND NORTHERLY ISLAND.  
       
    INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES...  
     I-55 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 279 AND 294.  

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