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HereSince1628

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4. This one has a storm front moving ~70 MPH the wind will be higher

Reply to grasswire (Reply #3)

Mon Jun 30, 2014, 06:12 PM

Jun 2014

on the back side of the bow. Not sure how high that will go...but the house I've been building is directly in it's path.

Years ago, a big wind, not a tornado, took off most of the first roof sheathing while it was still just in frame.

I hope this means I'm pre-disaster-ed.

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Heads up there is a derecho building across S WI and N Ill. [View all] HereSince1628 Jun 2014 OP

There's a tornado watch in my area (central Illinois). Louisiana1976 Jun 2014 #1

Derecho? upaloopa Jun 2014 #2

derecho grasswire Jun 2014 #3

This one has a storm front moving ~70 MPH the wind will be higher HereSince1628 Jun 2014 #4

Thanks upaloopa Jun 2014 #5

Here is a link to radar out of Milwaukee showing the bow HereSince1628 Jun 2014 #6

...had to look it up. spanone Jun 2014 #7

Yes, but imagine that line is 250 miles long...which is the requirement to be called derecho HereSince1628 Jun 2014 #8

Storms are apparently building back to the southwest as well; tornado watch now in effect..... AverageJoe90 Jun 2014 #9

AT 6 PMRain falling at 4 inches per hour over I-94 at Lake Mills WI. HereSince1628 Jun 2014 #10

N Illinois, 40 miles west of Chicago and watching this by the minute.... riderinthestorm Jun 2014 #11

Elgin, is about to get hit...not sure where you're at 40 miles west HereSince1628 Jun 2014 #13

Yup, very close. Sugar Grove. We're battening down the barns right now nt riderinthestorm Jun 2014 #14

Johnson's Mound was one of my favorite places for wildflowers... HereSince1628 Jun 2014 #15

Johnson's Mound is about 2 miles from me! One of our faves along with Bliss Woods. riderinthestorm Jun 2014 #16

shit, Mom's in Dundee�. dhill926 Jun 2014 #17

Get this to the greatest page malaise Jun 2014 #12

Yikes: "storm expected to reach downtown Chicago by 7 pm" frazzled Jun 2014 #18

Almost dark as night here just west of OHare. Lots of wind and thunder, little rain so far. Gidney N Cloyd Jun 2014 #19

Yesterday was the second anniversary of the one that hit the DC area ... kwassa Jun 2014 #20