Harry P. Posted June 5, 2014 Posted June 5, 2014 Looks like June is going to be a stormy month according to the NWS. Chicago should be getting some storms this morning... All we got was light drizzle.
Custom Hearse Posted June 6, 2014 Author Posted June 6, 2014 All we got was light drizzle. Yeah, I saw that. The storm changed directions and missed Chicago. That storm was the one that caused massive amounts of hail damage in Nebraska and Iowa.
uncle potts Posted June 8, 2014 Posted June 8, 2014 Yeah, I saw that. The storm changed directions and missed Chicago. That storm was the one that caused massive amounts of hail damage in Nebraska and Iowa. Woodhouse a dealership in Blair Ne, over 4000 cars damaged, 162 Million dollars in hail damage.
Agent G Posted June 12, 2014 Posted June 12, 2014 Massive flash flooding in St Charles County Missouri this week. Thats just west of St Louis across the Missouri river. Not good. G
Custom Hearse Posted June 13, 2014 Author Posted June 13, 2014 The thing that bothers me most Wayne, is that a lot of people will ignore the warnings and try to drive throughdeep and/or swiftley moving waters. Many people die from drowning, and police and fire rescue have to risk their lives to keep them from drowning. For now, west central Missouri has clear weather predicted until Sunday.
High octane Posted June 13, 2014 Posted June 13, 2014 Flash floods are NO fun, and people should use caution and good judgment when confronted with one.
Custom Hearse Posted June 14, 2014 Author Posted June 14, 2014 Unfortunately, a lot of people won't, and they die. It only takes 6 inches of moving water to sweep a car away...
Agent G Posted June 14, 2014 Posted June 14, 2014 The pics showed cars in the middle of the street up to their windows and beyond in water. Flash flooding claims at least three a year out here in the desert. We only have an average of 5 inches of rain annually but it comes in one week. Some times it comes in one day. There's no place for the water to go then but over the streets. G
Custom Hearse Posted June 15, 2014 Author Posted June 15, 2014 Don't hold your breath Harry, that can change...
High octane Posted June 29, 2014 Posted June 29, 2014 Even MORE rainstorms this weekend for the Midwest putting a damper on my going to cruise nights and car shows. I thought that APRIL was supposed to be the "rainy' month, no? Shoot!
Joe Handley Posted June 29, 2014 Posted June 29, 2014 One thing that is funny about all this rain, we do parking lot racing from May-September and usually the first 6 races have a good chance of getting called for rain or lap computer issues, but neither has been an issue so far this season?!
Custom Hearse Posted June 30, 2014 Author Posted June 30, 2014 Chicagoland, expect Severe Weather tonight. Pay attention to the sky and make sure your weather radio is on for alerts. Could be powerful winds and possibly tornadoes in the area. NWS will probably issue a Tornado Watch soon for the threat. Be safe and and find a shelter if the weather turns nasty!
High octane Posted June 30, 2014 Posted June 30, 2014 I hear you Marshall, and that's why I'm not cookin' on the grill tonight or going to a cruise night either. The weather this month has been really "iffy" a lot of the days.
High octane Posted July 1, 2014 Posted July 1, 2014 We really got "dumped" on last night with the rain, thunder, and lots of lightning too, as it lasted 'til 11: 45 p.m. Hopefully it'll stay dry now for awhile.
cobraman Posted July 1, 2014 Posted July 1, 2014 Have a friend in New Lennox. He said it was so bad they lost power and has to go huddle in the basement. Still had no power early this morning.
High octane Posted July 1, 2014 Posted July 1, 2014 We were lucky not to lose power as we had the flashlights ready. Driving around today, I didn't see any damage as large branches, broken trunks, etc.
Harry P. Posted July 1, 2014 Posted July 1, 2014 No damage here, but man, did we get soaked! But on the positive side, my lawn has never looked better!
Rob Hall Posted July 1, 2014 Posted July 1, 2014 From the headlines it looks like the Upper Midwest had a derecho yesterday...not a weather geek, but this is the first time I'd heard that term.
Harry P. Posted July 1, 2014 Posted July 1, 2014 From the headlines it looks like the Upper Midwest had a derecho yesterday...not a weather geek, but this is the first time I'd heard that term. Yeah, that's the newest fad here. I've lived here all my life and never has that word been used in weather forecasts until last year.
Rob Hall Posted July 1, 2014 Posted July 1, 2014 Yeah, that's the newest fad here. I've lived here all my life and never has that word been used in weather forecasts until last year. Kind of like how 'haboob' is relatively new in use here in the desert SW...they used to just call them dust storms, I think...
Harry P. Posted July 1, 2014 Posted July 1, 2014 Kind of like how 'haboob' is relatively new in use here in the desert SW...they used to just call them dust storms, I think... I looked it up. Apparently a "derecho" is basically a line of strong, land-based thunderstorms. Sort of like we've been getting here since, oh... forever. But I guess "derecho" sounds way cooler than "severe thunderstorm."
Harry P. Posted July 1, 2014 Posted July 1, 2014 BTW... if you read some of the stories online regarding our weather last night, you'd think Chicago was completely blown off the face of the earth. They really like to get into hyperbole in some of those weather stories... always making it sound way worse than it really was.
Harry P. Posted July 1, 2014 Posted July 1, 2014 From accuweather.com... "Today's instantaneous communication of weather extremes by way of social media commands the use of attention-grabbing terms. There is a risk of overuse of terms like derecho or blizzard. However, the term "strong or severe thunderstorms" is used so commonly today that we felt many people may disregard a potentially life-threatening event if we stopped there." So what he's basically saying is that they have to be on the edge of hysteria just to get people's attention these days...
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