Dan Robinson
EF5
Observed a thankfully weak tornado in Pontiac with the first cycle. Storm appears it may be elevated now.
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2026-03-10 EVENT: IL/IA/MO
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Dan Robinson
EF5
Storm seems to have re-established a connection with the warm air, inflow screaming north into the meso now. But air is very cold. Looks like very cold lake breeze (in the 40sF) is mixing in. Thinking storm may be able to ramp up again soon.
Dan Robinson
EF5
Observed a significant tornado on the south side of Kankakee 6:20pm
Luke Penney
EF0
Got a small rotating wall cloud in one of the western storms, but it didn’t convert to a tornado.
I think we were a little bit on the wrong side of the temperature boundary so there was a cold layer on the surface. There was a ~15°F temperature difference a short drive apart.
I think we were a little bit on the wrong side of the temperature boundary so there was a cold layer on the surface. There was a ~15°F temperature difference a short drive apart.
Luke Penney
EF0
This was north-west of Galesburg, IL.
Matt Zumbrunn
EF2
The Knox Indiana tornado appears to be extremely large and that velocity couplet..
Boris Konon
EF4
Steven Lenz
Enthusiast
Tornado emergency for Knox IN. Especially worried for the north side of town.
Dan Robinson
EF5
Northern Indiana storm appears to be finished with its tornado phase. Lightning, VIL core and radar presentation appears to indicate a permanent weakening. Beginning the 5-hour drive home. A pretty wild chase. Observed four tornadoes today (2 Illinois daytime, 2 Indiana nighttime). Log coming eventually!
Steven Lenz
Enthusiast
Mass casualty event declared for Kankakee IL and Lake Village IN. First responders have closed off Lake Village. Some homes reportedly swept away completely.
Mike Smith
EF5
Sorry to have to report that the warning for Kankakee was very poor:
Inadequate Warning of the Kankakee Tornado
NBC Chicago Undoubtedly Wednesday morning, you will be hearing about the tornado which struck the Kankakee, Illinois, area (south of Chicago...
Jordan A.
Enthusiast
Very unfortunate to hear about injuries/ potentially deaths with today's tornadoes. Hope everyone chased safely today, and congrats to those who caught what they were hunting for.
I picked up the storm from El Paso and shadowed it east; I didn't personally see the tornado near Pontiac but I was right on the storm (well, me and about two hundred others). The movement on that wall cloud was absolutely wicked as it went north of town.
I went around Pontiac and ended up stopping northeast of Emington. The storm didn't seem to have much going on at that time, about twenty miles out of Kankakee. I saw what liked like maybe some outflow features, and between that and what seemed a lack of overall activity, I decided to start on my five hour drive home.
It wasn't half an hour later that I heard "large and destructive tornado" on the radio from the storm I had just left, having followed it all that way. Turning back wasn't an attractive option, as I wanted to get a jump in front of the northwestern storms before they reached I-39 (they ended up beating me there anyway).
Needless to say, I'm a little bummed over this one from a chase perspective, but I really feel for those affected. I made it home safely- to an in tact home- and that's the most important part.
I picked up the storm from El Paso and shadowed it east; I didn't personally see the tornado near Pontiac but I was right on the storm (well, me and about two hundred others). The movement on that wall cloud was absolutely wicked as it went north of town.
I went around Pontiac and ended up stopping northeast of Emington. The storm didn't seem to have much going on at that time, about twenty miles out of Kankakee. I saw what liked like maybe some outflow features, and between that and what seemed a lack of overall activity, I decided to start on my five hour drive home.
It wasn't half an hour later that I heard "large and destructive tornado" on the radio from the storm I had just left, having followed it all that way. Turning back wasn't an attractive option, as I wanted to get a jump in front of the northwestern storms before they reached I-39 (they ended up beating me there anyway).
Needless to say, I'm a little bummed over this one from a chase perspective, but I really feel for those affected. I made it home safely- to an in tact home- and that's the most important part.
William Monfredo
EF4
I understand and empathize with your frustration.
It's easy to consider that once a cell crosses over the boundary & becomes more elevated, that's it's time to go somewhere else.
But, yesterday interestingly included the "re-juicing" of a supercell as pressures lowered & the warm front shifted north in that location.
Mike Smith
EF5
We've all been there! Very frustrating.
