6/18/07 NOW: IL, WI, MN, IA, MO

[David Draun]

Well it appears most of today's severe reports have occured outside of the risk areas from pulse storms largely concentrated around the Chicago Metro area. Several 60mph+ wind gusts. Right now there is a nice discreet cell with a slight right turn moving into Will County, IL. TOR is currently in effect. Looks to make a direct hit on the Joliet and Lockport areas.

 

[Terry Kollmeyer]

Just got back from that TOR warned cell. Got on it in southern LaSalle County well before it had any warning on it. Had nice structure. Got penny - quarter size hail just west of Morris. Was a complete soaker, NO visibility at all, leaving Morris flooded. I won't go into the suburbs, TOR warned or not, especially this time of day. So I went as far as a few miles NE of Morris & then headed back to Ottawa. It won't stay that way for long, Lake Michigan will make sure of that.

 

[Brandon Sullivan]

Took a very crappy cell in home town.. Actually had some rotation for a bit, but did see a non rotating wall cloud.. Very Heavy Rain.. Nothing Else..

 

[J West]

We had a cell move into WI from IL that layed the smack down in Racine and Milwaukee county. Many reports of trees, poles etc damaged and we handled a semi that was blown over by straight-line winds as the storm passed over I-94. There was also some hail large enough to take out some windows and damage one of our cruisers.

 

[David Draun]

Ugh, currently watching decent looking storms DIE just a few miles away as they approach me. It seems to never fail. Just look at those dbz values plummet!

On a different note, parts of far northern, IL and especially southern WI have been inundated by almost nonstop rains since late this afternoon.