Originally posted by David Draun
4-20-04, Man that was a wierd day. SPC had no GENERAL thunderstorm risk out for that area either. I was in Dekalb, and it was cold and rainy with temps in the low 40's, by dinnertime it was partly sunny and 65. Talk about a strong warm front. I looked at the doppler at all the flying eagle shapes south of Chicago, and I just thought \"damn, how did this happen?\"
I remember our discussions on the forum about the event. I was wrong to blame SPC for \"blowing\" the forecast, and you all corrected me, and a few others for that matter.
That is really a sweet lightning strike there. I have been over here in Iraq so I have not experienced the severe weather season at all, except for March 28th in Chicago. Kankakee, IL is 60 0r 70 miles east of Utica, I believe, but I'm sure many Utica residents were quite wary.