Chicago Storm

where's @MidwestChaser? two metro watches today.

Lake Geneva, WI was hit hard. Widespread and significant damage across that area, including several boats that were capsized on the lake. Seven people were rescued from the lake and three children lost their lives.

Got rolled at home before heading off to work. Peak wind gusts ~60MPH with scattered branches down around town. As for ORD, one of the runway sensors gusted to 63MPH, but ASOS had a peak wind gust of 54MPH.

the extreme heat warning was borderline as it was. personally i was fine with the issuance (and wanted it), but it was borderline in general.

ORD and MDW both topped out at 95° yesterday.

Trained last evening/night at home. Ended up with over 3" of rainfall.

ORD and MDW both topped out at 95° yesterday. ...2026 90°+ Day Tally... 7 - ARR 5 - ORD 5 - MDW 5 - RFD 5 - PWK 5 - UGN 5 - LOT 4 - DPA

strobe-lightning fest this evening.

ORD had a low temp of 80° yesterday, which broke the record high min temp for the date of 78° (1931).

ORD had a low temp of 80° yesterday, which broke the record high min temp for the date of 78° (1931).

Chicago/O'Hare had a low temperature of 80° on July 1st, which broke the record high minimum temperature for the date of 78° (1931).

Made it up to 95° at ORD and 94° at MDW yesterday.

Made it up to 95° at ORD and 94° at MDW yesterday. ...2026 90°+ Day Tally... 6 - ARR 4 - ORD 4 - MDW 4 - RFD 4 - PWK 4 - UGN 4 - LOT 3 - DPA

na, it was just a horrible md and outlook adjustment. nothing supported it, not even the wofs that they specifically referenced. the area was capped, there was no boundary nor anything to force development across eastern iowa or northern illinois.

SUPER localized scouring out and mixing in parts of the metro area currently. All sites are carrying a 70+ DP, except for ORD and UGN, which have been running in the low to upper 60's. ORD has a current DP of 63, with 70 at MDW. ORD also has the highest area temp currently at 95. I cross-checked things with our back-up units here, and they are right on par with the lower DP and are actually running a bit warmer with the temp at 97.