Gilbertfly Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Well I know here there was a light lake breeze before the main slug of cooler air aimed down the lake from the northeast. What your seeing is two different marine air masses outlined by the NW to SE lake breeze front and the N to S boundary. That cell in McHenry County looks intense. Can see the cloud tops from here clearly. ah....gotchya thanks! didn't get a drop here last night...so was hoping to squeak out some drops from this set of activity....now it may end up missing me to the west...lol Edit: some 65DBZ popping on that cell....gotta be some embedded hail in there Edit 2: BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL 739 PM CDT SAT JUL 20 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... NORTHWESTERN COOK COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS... NORTHWESTERN DUPAGE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS... KANE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS... SOUTH CENTRAL MCHENRY COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS... * UNTIL 845 PM CDT * AT 736 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MARENGO...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huronicane Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Storm just went severe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted July 21, 2013 Author Share Posted July 21, 2013 Was in the pool, but headed west now. Sounds familiar... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevlon62 Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 She just nicked us with a nice five minute pour down. Similar yellow afterglow to last evening's ruckus. Beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilbertfly Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Was in the pool, but headed west now. Sounds familiar... cell really looking pretty strong....safe travels! Edit: Heck....gonna head a tad west myself and get to an open area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidwestChaser Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Big hail coming from that sucker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Castaway Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Midwest, do you think addison elmhurst villa park is gonna get some? Think the core will be more west... More west of lombard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chitown Storm Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Is that monster cell with the baseball sized hail being aided by the lake breeze? That thing looks awfully healthy and headed right for my house. I don't need broken windows when I'm out of town Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidwestChaser Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Midwest, do you think addison elmhurst villa park is gonna get some? Think the core will be more west... More west of lombard Most likely west, but it's weakening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Cell still going. Sweet radar loop of the cell below. http://tempest.aos.wisc.edu/radar/mw3compflash.html A pleasant 69/63 outside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted July 21, 2013 Author Share Posted July 21, 2013 Ended up with 50-60mph winds, marble size hail and some nice CG's while on that cell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 No rain here...mid 80Fs today. Very nice evening. I see Pearl Jam was in Chicago (Wrigley) last night... would have been awesome to go to that. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/pearl-jam-debut-new-material-at-wrigley-field-20130720?google_editors_picks=true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 67/60 outside right now. Perfect for a mid to late July evening. About to start the peak highest average temperatures in a few days and then it's downhill! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Didn't even think it was supposed to rain. Surprised at the storms that popped up near Dubuque earlier, as well as the ones by Chicago. Pretty nice evening out there with the temp back down to 70. Great night for a bonfire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 43 at my house. Grayling reporting a chilly 37! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 43 at my house. Grayling reporting a chilly 37! Wow, most of the UP is in the 40s right now, it was just in the 90s 2-3 days ago up there... incredible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Low 63° here this morning. A somewhat humid 77° outside now. Looks like one hot day this week and the rest will be similar to today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonger Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Average daily temp ticked downward at many locations today, first day it does so since we had the peak in early July. We are talking like half a degree, its a slow crawl downward until we hit September. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Wouldn't be surprised to see Tuesday get upgraded to slight risk around here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 NAM hires showing the WI activity sinking SE later today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Heavy rain here today... not enough, but it will help...tomorrow looks hot/humid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 It has been nearly two weeks since our last rain. We had a decent chance today, but the line approaching CR has fizzled as the storms focus farther southwest. Midweek was looking good, but that has been pushed well south now. The Friday system has also been pushed south. The latest Euro now has good rain next Sunday, but who knows if that will pan out. At least the recent heat was modest so we haven't dried out too badly. Aside from the lack of rain, most of the next ten days are looking pretty nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Clouds shading things a bit. Probably hit the high. To all you guys in Illinois. I went through the terrific state of Illinois with the terrific 65 speed limits and terrific expensive gas. I went through Peoria on Friday when it was 96/69 (Heat index 101.5) (CAPE of 4000 J/kg) with 16mph wind. That's the hottest I have experienced with upper 60's dew points since 2006. I have been at higher elevation with lower dew points for all days with temps over 96 that I've experienced since then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 To all you guys in Illinois. I went through the terrific state of Illinois with the terrific 65 speed limits and terrific expensive gas. I went through Peoria on Friday when it was 96/69 (Heat index 101.5) (CAPE of 4000 J/kg) with 16mph wind. That's the hottest I have experienced with upper 60's dew points since 2006. I have been at higher elevation with lower dew points for all days with temps over 96 that I've experienced since then. Sorry about that. We don't like the expensive gas either! (Actually I have the option of filling up in WI.) Can't do much about the speed limit. I like your mountain climate better than this one, especially the summer part of it. --- Lots of storms starting to sag into N IL. Some will likely follow the lake cooled boundary and curve to the southeast and head for Chicagoland and towards SW MI and N IN later. About to get hit by the first cell now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted July 21, 2013 Author Share Posted July 21, 2013 3rd day in a row... Sitting in the pool after work and a decent storm rolls in once again. Some nice Cg's and melted hail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OntarioWX Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 The Windsor Airport is at 10.3" of rain so far for the month of July, which is enough to place it in the #1 spot for wettest month on record. We still have another 10 days left to go in this month and it's not inconceivable that we could surpass the 12" mark given the way things have been going so far. Since June 1st, 16.4" of rain has fallen there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Thundering to beat the band here. I don't think I'll miss this cell! Edit: Here comes the rain and C-G lightning! Rain came at the right time. 0.33" with the first batch. Second round starting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Water just pouring from the heavens here! Close G-G lightning as well. 68° now. Cells backbuilding to the west. Might be awhile before the rain shuts off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indystorm Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Elkhart has been missing activity in recent days although I currently have a cell that formed just north of me by the MI state line. Will see what happens tonight through Tues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 1.65" of rain. Just in time to prevent the grass from burning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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