March 10th, 2026 Severe Threat

[Chicago WX]

I live on the Southside. Could see it and hear it passing to my south. Holy sh*t hail. This was the biggest, but lots of baseballs fell as well.

 

[Jackstraw]

Strong couplet on tilt 4 from IWX. Massive updraft right there

[cyclone77]

22 hours ago, cyclone77 said:

HRRRRR has a nice monster sup rolling east near Kankakee late afternoon. 

Looks like it was correct.

[MidwestChaser]

Demetrius Ivory was apparently saying earlier that we don’t get tornadoes in March.

 

Nature:

 

[SchaumburgStormer]

Absolutely incredible look on this one 

[KeenerWx]

Interestingly we already have sirens going off but not under any warning. Does look like we will at the very least get clipped 

[SchaumburgStormer]

Kankakee cell riding the warm front with nothing around to slow it. Going to be riding for awhile. 

[Castaway]

10 minutes ago, SchaumburgStormer said:

Absolutely incredible look on this one 

Best one I’ve seen around the area in a while

[King James]

One of the coolest storms. Not a lot of wind here but the lightning was crazy and the thunder super loud. Lots and lots of hail. Power on and off for the whole thing. Never felt uneasy. Looks like we got some good flooding going on and more storms to comes. Fun storm.

[SchaumburgStormer]

[frostfern]

Just now, SchaumburgStormer said:

Kankakee cell riding the warm front with nothing around to slow it. Going to be riding for awhile. 

I think the lingering remnants of the Lake Michigan lake breeze helped steer it right.  Hard to tell exactly, but the right turn really helped it blow up.

[KeenerWx]

1 minute ago, King James said:

One of the coolest storms. Not a lot of wind here but the lightning was crazy and the thunder super loud. Lots and lots of hail. Power on and off for the whole thing. Never felt uneasy. Looks like we got some good flooding going on and more storms to comes. Fun storm.

Yeah the lightning show is incredible. 

[nwohweather]

Just now, SchaumburgStormer said:

What a monster. 
 

 

2 minutes ago, SchaumburgStormer said:

Kankakee cell riding the warm front with nothing around to slow it. Going to be riding for awhile. 

Thats exactly what the SPC thinks from their latest discussion. Given the isolated nature of the supercell, strongly backed low-level flow/shear, tornadoes (strong to intense) along with very large hail appear likely over the next hour or two. 

[Stebo]

Absolutely shocking. This is one of the largest hailstones east of the MS on record.

 

[SchaumburgStormer]

CC not quite as impressive as I would expect with that velocity. May be skipping along the ground a bit

[vortex]

Video stills from Kankakee tornado by my son. 

[IWXwx]

Probably not a lot to hit where it's at right now

[SchaumburgStormer]

1 minute ago, IWXwx said:

Probably not a lot to hit where it's at right now

Right on, not as familiar with the area once ya get east of Kankakee 

[nwohweather]

5 minutes ago, SchaumburgStormer said:

CC not quite as impressive as I would expect with that velocity. May be skipping along the ground a bit

Pictures and videos show it’s definitely on the ground

[HillsdaleMIWeather]

Nasty cc drop over lake village 

[KeenerWx]

Gonna be close. 

[Jackstraw]

Yeah this one has legs for sure. Still good pressure falls out ahead. That was a MASSIVE updraft (still is) back around IKK. Like to see a Level 2/3 slice of it.

[SchaumburgStormer]

4 minutes ago, KeenerWx said:

Gonna be close. 

yikes. Stay safe. You are likely going to get shit rocked with hail too

[A-L-E-K]

Roofing contractors

 

[Diggiebot]

1 minute ago, A-L-E-K said:

Roofing contractors

 

I don’t think I’d be too concerned about my roof as much as my entire house with this look 

[Stebo]

5 minutes ago, A-L-E-K said:

Roofing contractors

 

They are like the Charmin bears back in 2020, hitting the jackpot.

[SchaumburgStormer]

Just now, Stebo said:

They are like the Charmin bears back in 2020, hitting the jackpot.

Then you have me, working for an insurance carrier…

 

[Jackstraw]

Twin couplets now near @KeenerWx. Heads up

[A-L-E-K]

 

[Chicago WX]

18 minutes ago, A-L-E-K said:

Roofing contractors

 

And cars. I just drove around the 'hood. Tons of people tarping windshields, back windows, etc.

So far, only noticeable damage at my house is dented gutters..