SchaumburgStormer Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 More cells headed into the Chicago Metro. Should be an interesting night for some. Could certainly have some flash flooding concerns as these things start to train. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchaumburgStormer Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 From a bit further west.... EDIT: Holy Blur.... Sorry about pic quality.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstorm93 Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Tops up to 40kft with the new cell approaching the northern metro View looking from the south Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Cook County cell: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hm8 Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Ragged shelf cloud and some decently gusty winds just came through with the outflow boundary from the north. Big temp drop too. It was pretty cool, I was walking home and the shelf cloud was catching up to me from behind like it was "chasing" me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchaumburgStormer Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Just burned my ribeyes... Got too distracted watching the storm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstorm93 Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 New cell exploding over Schiller Park Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchaumburgStormer Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Also looking like some initiation is happening in S Iowa as well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 new warning...nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hm8 Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Unsurprisingly with the decreasing instability, everything is currently sub-severe in SEMI. Still looks like a prolific lightning producer though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilbertfly Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 new warning...nice hey....spread the wealth down south here.... enjoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boogieman Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Unsurprisingly with the decreasing instability, everything is currently sub-severe in SEMI. Still looks like a prolific lightning producer though I never seen or heard anything like it. The thunder was a non-stop roar. I thought for sure I was hearing a tornado ripping my neighborhood apart. It was just eerie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Storms firing all over south central and southeast Iowa now. Plus they have the rich moisture boundary along the Missouri border, and another nice theta-e gradient north of I-80 where the MCS air mass held on the longest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 The storm in Benton County, Iowa has to be getting close to a warning. 50 dBZ over 27kft now. Excellent spotter network there too, if something happens DVN will know it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Was just outside and got surprised by a quick developing thunderstorm. I had to rush to get a bunch of plants and stuff in the garage. So far it's just a scattering of moderate to heavy downpours. I suppose that's what it will mostly remain as the stronger storms blow up farther south. Currently pouring with just a bit of thunder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Has been awesome watching towers grow to storms around here the past hour and a half. Curious to see how the IA stuff acts and if it can get up here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 tropical style storm....very little wind, frequent bangs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevlon62 Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Watchin' 'em unzip from dinner on the Fox in McHenry. Meanwhile a clear sunset to the northwest. Humidity still around although it has cooled a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 awesome set...flood headlines up now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Has been awesome watching towers grow to storms around here the past hour and a half. Curious to see how the IA stuff acts and if it can get up here. nice to see Iowa finally go off...hopefully that forms into a nice little MCS later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpartyOn Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Storms decided to fall apart and become non severe. the outflow was epic though. crazy clouds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Storms decided to fall apart and become non severe. the outflow was epic though. crazy clouds! The clouds looked too eerie and convective looking for nothing to happen. The gust front thus sparked off a line of new t'storms right overhead. They're not severe, but I'm happy. They're producing torrential downpours. Plus, this is the first time I've seen a shelf cloud like that with a gust front. I had two rounds of t'storms (then the convective downpour around 10AM-10:30AM this morning) through this entire event, which is better than what many saw. I'm not complaining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernNJ Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 The first real good meso I've seen today is east of Ottumwa IA near the IA/IL border. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Tornado warning SW of Muscatine, IA BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 827 PM CDT THU MAY 3 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHERN HENRY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA... NORTHEASTERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA... WEST CENTRAL LOUISA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA... SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA... * UNTIL 900 PM CDT. * AT 822 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO NEAR GERMANVILLE...OR 13 MILES NORTHEAST OF FAIRFIELD... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... WAYLAND AROUND 840 PM CDT... NOBLE AND SWEDESBURG AROUND 845 PM CDT... OLDS AROUND 850 PM CDT... CRAWFORDSVILLE AROUND 855 PM CDT... WYMAN AROUND 900 PM CDT... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 The first real good meso I've seen today is east of Ottumwa IA near the IA/IL border. Right on the southern boundary of the richest moisture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstorm93 Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 There you go... Likely a TOG with this cell in IA, CC is low where the rotation is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 There you go... Likely a TOG with this cell in IA, CC is low where the rotation is. CC is low, but it is not collocated with high reflectivity (> 40 dBZ). Most likely this is inflow air, which may contain dust or other biologicals and is resulting in low CC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstorm93 Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 CC is low, but it is not collocated with high reflectivity (> 40 dBZ). Most likely this is inflow air, which may contain dust or other biologicals and is resulting in low CC. It looked much better on L3, but you seem to be correct. Rotation has calmed down a bit as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 It looked much better on L3, but you seem to be correct. Rotation has calmed down a bit as well. Spun back up again, very near Wayland, Iowa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckeye05 Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Spun back up again, very near Wayland, Iowa. There is a mobile home park really close to where it is. Hoping it got spared. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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