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To: Velveeta

Not a thing yet in New York...


984 posted on 07/10/2007 8:57:08 PM PDT by milford421 (U.N. OUT OF U.S.)
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To: milford421

Storms race through Chicago area

A line of storms moved through the Chicago area this evening, bringing heavy rain, hail, and wind gusts over 60 m.p.h., signaling the beginning of the end of the recent heat wave.

The storms caused delays at Chicago’s two airports and at their height had knocked out power to about 15,000 Commonwealth Edison customers.

The system moved rapidly from west to east ahead of a cold front, prompting storm and flood warnings in DeKalb and Kane Counties, National Weather Service meteorologist Casey Sullivan said. Wind gusts of up to 60 m.p.h. were reported in Sugar Grove, along with frequent lightning, penny-size hail and torrential downpours, he said.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-070710weatherjul10,1,2328308.story?coll=chi-news-hed

It was a wild storm - I pulled over under a viaduct for about 20 minutes til it lightened up a bit. Gave up on the drive home and parked myself at a coffee shop for a while. The streets were flooding within about 5 minutes, the downpours were so massive.


991 posted on 07/10/2007 9:27:11 PM PDT by Velveeta
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