After the Tornado Watch/Warning
Starting late in the evening of July 11th, there was heavy rain, lightning, thunder, and moderate wind lasting into the early afternoon on July 12th. The sky cleared for a short time, then alerts began to be broadcasted about tornadoes pending for parts of Illinois and Indiana, which were to be in effect until 10:00 PM CST.
Our area once again was lucky to receive little damage, but other nearby towns and counties had property damage including rooftops being ripped off, windows shattered, cars damaged by debris, and trees uprooted or snapped in half. Flights were cancelled coming in and going out of O'Hare and Midway airports, and vast power outages were reported by ComEd, with some areas still experiencing outages at 11:30 PM CST. Fortunately, as of the time of this writing, no injuries or deaths have been reported.
Once the danger was over, I headed outside with my camera to capture the amazing cloud and color show. The winds were still strong at first, but that too passed with just some leaves and branches left behind to be cleaned up. It is predicted that we will still be under this system for several more days.
After the Tornado Watch/Warning
Starting late in the evening of July 11th, there was heavy rain, lightning, thunder, and moderate wind lasting into the early afternoon on July 12th. The sky cleared for a short time, then alerts began to be broadcasted about tornadoes pending for parts of Illinois and Indiana, which were to be in effect until 10:00 PM CST.
Our area once again was lucky to receive little damage, but other nearby towns and counties had property damage including rooftops being ripped off, windows shattered, cars damaged by debris, and trees uprooted or snapped in half. Flights were cancelled coming in and going out of O'Hare and Midway airports, and vast power outages were reported by ComEd, with some areas still experiencing outages at 11:30 PM CST. Fortunately, as of the time of this writing, no injuries or deaths have been reported.
Once the danger was over, I headed outside with my camera to capture the amazing cloud and color show. The winds were still strong at first, but that too passed with just some leaves and branches left behind to be cleaned up. It is predicted that we will still be under this system for several more days.