'Confirmed large and extremely dangerous tornado' on ground in Cook County
Source: WMAQ Chicago
The National Weather Service is urging residents to seek shelter immediately in Cook County as a “confirmed large and extremely dangerous tornado” is on the ground near Summit.
The storm is moving to the northeast at 30 miles per hour, with flying debris and the tornado causing a “life-threatening situation.”
The tornado will be near Berwyn, Forest Park, Riverside, Stickney and North Riverside around 6:30 p.m., and near Cicero and Oak Park around 6:35 p.m.
Chicago and the Loop could also be in the path of the tornado.
Read more: https://www.nbcchicago.com/weather/confirmed-large-and-extremely-dangerous-tornado-on-ground-in-cook-county/3185353/
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ananda
(33,809 posts)Looks like tornadoes are practically a year-long thng now.
Back in the day, we only worried about spring.
LizBeth
(11,220 posts)is spring. Both will get them in the summer but not as often.
ananda
(33,809 posts)I was in the Dallas tornado, 1957.
Thar was early April.
My aunti and uncle were in a tornado related
to a hurriane, north of Houston,
late summer.
I'm on the south end of Tornado Alley. We get ours in early Spring. Slowly they start moving North along with the Jet Stream and we work our way out of them usually by April.
Hekate
(100,006 posts)Stay safe, Illinoisans
bahboo
(16,953 posts)grew up near there....yikes....
bamagal62
(4,235 posts)The path of my old neighborhood, Andersonville.
Does anyone know if it’s still on the ground?
brooklynite
(96,882 posts)A confirmed tornado was on the ground around 7 p.m. Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service in Chicago.
“This tornado has been touching the ground intermittently so far and is moving east. There are additional circulations along the line south of O’Hare. Seek shelter if in the warned area," it said.
The National Weather Service had issued two tornado warnings for portions of the city Wednesday evening. Tornado sirens sounded at least twice across Chicago, warning people to take cover.
https://www.audacy.com/kdwn/news/national/tornado-touches-down-near-chicagos-o-hare-airport-amid-severe-weather-warnings
brooklynite
(96,882 posts)Lucky Luciano
(11,784 posts)I couldn’t really capture it, but I saw the rainbow like a 240 degree angle which is nuts! In the pic you can see it curving past where 180 would end!
This is a view looking to the west 15 minutes before (away from the lake)
littlemissmartypants
(30,698 posts)She didn't seem concerned. I was just glad to hear her voice. ❤️
James48
(5,025 posts)The National Weather Service has confirmed that multiple tornadoes touched down in the Chicago area Wednesday evening, including one at O'Hare International Airport.
Earlier on Wednesday, the NWS urged Cook County residents to seek shelter immediately after a "large and extremely dangerous" tornado was spotted near Summit.
While unclear if it was a separate storm, tornado damage was also reported in nearby Bridgeview and Stickney.
Confirmed tornadoes were also reported by the NWS near South Elgin and Campton Hills in Kane County, before a tornado was spotted near O'Hare International Airport.
brooklynite
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lees1975
(6,804 posts)We had five different warnings going for a while in and around Chicago. I'm a couple of miles east of O'Hare, and went to the basement garage in our building when the siren went off. We got an intense amount of rain, the drain that is suppose to keep it from running into the garage couldn't keep up, but it missed us. It's unusual for tornadoes to make it all the way to the lake, but these did.
Damage reports are coming in, so far, no deaths or serious injuries confirmed, but there has been some severe damage in several places. There was one that just about followed the Stevenson freeway right into the city that did a lot of damage around Stickney and Archer Heights.
cate94
(3,020 posts)And then to our east. Hodgkin got hit. The Menards there took some damage. Countryside and Joliet road are close to us, and a house was severely damaged. We were lucky.
LoisB
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orleans
(36,504 posts)people were checking their phones and seeing a tornado was showing up 30 miles away!
fifteen minutes later the warning was over.
an hour later, siren again.
phones showing another tornado 30 miles away again (but in a different town--30 miles from the first one)
twenty minutes later the warning was over.
what a fucked up afternoon/evening.
radio on drive home was talking about countryside being hit, and various locations in chgo.
i'm trying to listen to the local news on tv now, wondering wth... ???
usually everything turns green (imo) when there is a tornado threat but not today. a bit cloudy on first siren (no green), and sunny on the second siren (no green)
sybylla
(8,655 posts)Weird that it wasn't a thing this time. Glad you are safe. I hope the reports are no injuries over the next few days as they tally up the damage.
raising2moredems
(746 posts)When conditions are right, always a chance of tornado regardless of the month of the year.
orleans
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kimbutgar
(26,350 posts)Every summer we took the train or flew from California to visit. One year I was sleeping over at my uncles house who lived in the Oak park area. I was woken up and rushed down into the cellar as a tornado was coming. I remember the sounds of the creaking of the house and the wind. The next day I saw cars overturned, downed poles and pieces of peoples roofs on the street. It was kind of apocalyptic in my 10 year old mind, living in San Francisco I knew about earthquakes but not tornados.