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Welcome to the Midwest
A large cone tornado sits in the background of a rural stretch of storage buildings. Chyrons showcasing radar information sit at the bottom of the frame
A snapshot of the tornado tearing through the NE side of Kankakee, IL. This image comes from Cory Gerkin's live stream of the ongoing severe weather outbreak.
A FIVE INCH HAILSTONE has been found near Buckingham, Illinois by senior meteorologist @matthewcappucci.bsky.social as he frolics through farmland.
This may be the state record if confirmed!
Chicago weather Monday-Wedensday:
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You could have told me this was taken in August and I would have believed you.
View of Chicago skyline from William E. Dever Crib in Lake Michigan east of North Avenue. // Image captured at: 2026-03-09 22:00:01 UTC (about 7 min. prior to this post) // Image sourced from: glerl.noaa.gov/metdata/chi/ // Current Temp in Chicago: 72 F | 22 C // Precip: clear sky // Wind: S at 12 mph | 19 kph // Humidity: 65%
Current* conditions near Chicago, IL:
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Also this
Go outside! ๐คฃ
Work outside!
Needed this
Officially esspresso tonic szn
Me: one of the best perks of the job is grocery shopping during the week.
Also me: goes to TJs on a Sunday.
I think the key to beating daylight savings time lag is to just come home from a Europe trip the night before and just have regular jet lag! #Hack
Quite the northern route on today's crossing, VHF the entire way!
City in the clouds this morning
#ilwx
Iโm declaring the city of Chicago under a rainbow watch, none spotted yet but conditions are ripe
It just a pillar, then a smudge, then it was gone, but it was there. Category 1 Rainbow ๐
A line of very low clouds, plus long shadows from tall buildings, over Lake Michigan in Chicago.
Looking good, Lake Michigan.
That's like one time I flew MEM-ORD and overflew Canada
Yeah they were great
And a quick (and free) ferry back to Centraal to round out the tour
Can't forget the cats
Even stopped at a local farm for fresh cheese and barnyard animals!
The last time I did a AMS bike tour we just stayed in the city. This time we got out into the countryside a little bit, and made our way through some of the "suburbs".
Didn't cancel and the weather turned out pretty nice!
I was promised bike lanes. Where are the Dutch Bike Lanes?! ๐ท๐ฒ๐ณ๐ฑ
Can I add a last minute vote? Cause A.
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