October 21, 2007
Unusual October Storms
October 18 was an interesting day in NE Illinois. The temperature in north cemtral Kankakee County was in the 80s with Dew Points in the 60s. The first signs of an approaching cold front appeared in late aftermoon along the I-55 and I-57 corriders. They quiclly blew up and sped northeast at 50 - 60 mph. We watched one about 30 miles to the west. It started out as low hanging dark cloud. By the time it had passed to the north, it was a supercell with top oaround 35.000 feet.
Another one was further away to the SSE. It eventually developed into a bouble headed storm. The nothern edge got within a few miles, It triggered Severe Thunderstorm Warnings for the eastern part of the county. Anoother cell triggeered tornado warning as it crossed from Northern Iriquois County into Indiana. I took photos from a location near the intersection US 50 and I-57.
