8/5/07 NOW: IL/IA/IN/OH

[David Draun]

Tornado-warned multicell mushball (thanks Mike H.) currently in Dupage/Cook/Will counties. The storm does not show rotation, and the warning is from a public report of a funnel cloud. So I don't think there is a major issue with that cell, other than heavy rain. A flash flood warning is also in effect for that storm cluster.

 

[Danny Neal]

Tornado-warned multicell mushball (thanks Mike H.) currently in Dupage/Cook/Will counties. The storm does not show rotation, and the warning is from a public report of a funnel cloud. So I don't think there is a major issue with that cell, other than heavy rain. A flash flood warning is also in effect for that storm cluster.

Correction: NWS spotted it. I am hearing of video evidence also. Rotation was confined to the low levels, all be it pretty disorganized, near the NWS Office. From a visual aspect however it looked decent for about 5 minutes, had a pretty inflow jet for a while. Then turned to crap.

 

[David Draun]

SPC has a tornado report recorded for Romeoville, IL, though there is nothing in the comments section. Well, it looks like whatever the threat was for today is over, except to the south and east. Still a lot of untapped instability across the area, but not much to induce vertical motion.

 

[Andrew Pritchard]

I would just LOVE to know what it is that keeps making LOT issue tornado warnings. I'm getting really tired of the WSI computer next to me here in the office going off and making me turn away from my Cubs game!

Not trying to be critical, but I can't for the life of me find anything on the radar that would have me issue a tornado warning on any of these storms but they keep popping up.

 

[rdale]

They accidentally canceled the Kankakee TOR warning and didn't realize it for 12 minutes... Apparently one did touch down and do some damage in Will County.

There was some weak rotation, plus the boundary, plus spotter reports. Plenty of spotter TOR's on bird farts in OH too.

 

[rdale]

SPC has a tornado report recorded for Romeoville, IL, though there is nothing in the comments section.

Remember that SPC doesn't make reports, they just take LSRs and combine them into a national summary.

0618 PM TORNADO 2 N ROMEOVILLE 41.67N 88.09W
08/05/2007 WILL IL NWS EMPLOYEE
0718 PM TSTM WND GST CRETE 41.45N 87.62W
08/05/2007 E65.00 MPH WILL IL TRAINED SPOTTER
ESTIMATED WIND GUST 65 TO 70 MPH.

 

[Danny Neal]

Fox News Chicago just showed video of a rather large lowering over Romeoville.....I am trying to find it on their website. I didn't get a great look at it, but from what I did see it looked rather suspicious. Will post details/video as I or anyone else finds them.