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Martin Eden

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20. The worst of the storm passed just east of my home in Downers Grove, IL

Reply to Are_grits_groceries (Original post)

Sun Nov 17, 2013, 04:00 PM

Nov 2013

Downers Grove is a western suburb of Chicago. We had some high winds and heavy rain with hail, but no devastation to compare with the pics in the OP. It was freakishly warm this morning, then the temps dropped when the storm hit. It's nice out now by me, partly sunny.

I've been watching the coverage since the Bears game was delayed in the first quarter, set to resume ~2:30 Central (about a 2 hour delay). They pulled the players from the field and evacuated the stands.

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Whoa! Looking out a window in Peoria, IL as a tornado bears down: [View all] Are_grits_groceries Nov 2013 OP

Today??? Holy Bovine! Siwsan Nov 2013 #1

As I post. It's twitter so lag time is small. nt Are_grits_groceries Nov 2013 #3

Best thoughts and hopes winging out to my Illinois neighbors! Siwsan Nov 2013 #6

i think the 2nd pic is washington questionseverything Nov 2013 #14

I just checked the forecast model for Flint - could get rough at around 6 Siwsan Nov 2013 #16

The Bears game had to be interrupted for Weather. bvar22 Nov 2013 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author damnedifIknow Nov 2013 #2

Holy cow! Vashta Nerada Nov 2013 #4

Yikes! MineralMan Nov 2013 #5

Are nearby TV stations covering? SheilaT Nov 2013 #7

Don't know. NFL Red Zone has stadium's radar showing some maps. Are_grits_groceries Nov 2013 #8

That second picture looks like Parkerburg, Iowa, did a couple of years ago. Skidmore Nov 2013 #9

Oh shit. My mom lives in Peoria. B2G Nov 2013 #10

Is she okay? calimary Nov 2013 #23

She is. Thank you! B2G Nov 2013 #24

Just looking at the pic scares me. lpbk2713 Nov 2013 #11

Is that a hail ball in the window?? nt B2G Nov 2013 #12

Terrible, HereSince1628 Nov 2013 #13

Not good. AndyA Nov 2013 #17

Damn! malaise Nov 2013 #18

Oh man. Thank you for the photos and oh man. uppityperson Nov 2013 #19

The worst of the storm passed just east of my home in Downers Grove, IL Martin Eden Nov 2013 #20

And teeshirts and shorts in Peoria in mid-November Gman Nov 2013 #21

Shit. My boys were performing in Springfield IL last night and they're in Sauget IL calimary Nov 2013 #22