The aerial pictures are really tough to look at. Not just a strip of houses, entire blocks. Four or five at a time. Wow.

Hoping for just some t-storms here. I didn't spend $12 per hosta for these things not to grow.

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I should call Tom Skilling "Tag Team," because whoomp, there it is.

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Your $12 hostas should be just fine now. Monsoon season started up.

I used to trample the shit out of my mothers Hostas. Still bitches at me for that. 20+ year later.



It's all timing and that is hard to predict when the ingredients aren't solid for forecasters. But yeah, the US meteorologists outside of the storm prediction center are relying on inferior computer models and just now going to the better European models after the Euros invested so much time and brain cells into new modeling because of global warming. So in a way you could say that this is the first negative effect of the mindless turds who cannot see what is right in front of them.

Although there were some decent storms along the mesoscale discussion area from i-80 south. Lots of significant hail and wind.



I think the general rule of thumb is just below the halfway point of your wheel. Or you could just not take the chance like most people. Needless to say this guy finds himself on LSD in a blizzard.

Don't believe the Jeep commercials. They stopped making the only good Jeep when they stopped making the boxy Cherokee. That is if you wanted an actual SUV with sack.

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I have a foot of ground clearance, bitches!

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I'm going to go ahead and panic now.

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There's thunder and lightning.

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Tornado sirens went off earlier.

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DonTiny, wherever you are, if you're scared I will be there to hold you and comfort you during these terrible storms.

We're fucked.

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Waiting for the time when I can finally say
That this has all been wonderful, but now I'm on my way

Killer Lightning vs Killer Snow. Discuss.

Killer lightning. Who needs the cold?

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Some really cool cloud structures out over me. Little bit of spin.

My nephew's school cancelled their outdoor field trip today last night due to thunderstorms today. It is not supposed to start raining until after 3pm now...

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When the forecast calls for severe storms with damaging hail, why take a chance? 3 PM is when they are predicted to start. They could fire up at any time.

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Indeed. This is a very unstable atmosphere with the warm moisture being pulled up from the gulf (as evidenced by the high dewpoints and mugginess outside), with the cool winds aloft of the jet stream blowing over the top and meeting right over the midwest and eastern plains today. We are actually lucky that the tornado threat for us is as low as it is.

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Meteorology porn!

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BITE!

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the day the Sox-Cubs game got rained out I flipped back to see the tarp on the field and that smug asshole's face is all over the tarp with something saying "skilling told you so" or something

unbelievable

Hawk and Skilling would have a 3way with Yaz if he would let them.

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That's a lotta pine tar ....

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Well. This looks like it could a fun afternoon.

What's the deal?

Cinder block sized hail and heavy winds heading towards our fair city

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New Lenox?

Old Lenox actually you should be fine

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The forecast is so dire Mac and Spiegs had Kaplan on to ask him if Mac's satellite dish was in jeopardy of missing the Hawks game tonight.