
2018
Storm Chases and other events we documented in 2018


February 9-11 2018
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Feb 9 - 5.3"
Feb 10 - 3.3"
Feb 11 - 3"
Winter Storm Warning / / strong winds
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- Erik


May 14 2018
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A severe thunderstorm watch is up till 10pm, but one lonely cell gives off a decent lightning show near marengo... there is just one thing off about it... the rotating feature on the back.
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nothing is warned on the cell and nothing touches down...
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Severe Thunderstorm Watch / no hail / rotation
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- Erik





August 1 2018
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Story of the day, SLOW MOVING NON SEVERE CELLS.
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yeah got a few pics of some of these cells hanging around the boone/mchenry border
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no Warning / no hail / __
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- Erik






August 5 2018
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Hanging out between Dekalb and Kane co ahead of a line of storms but the storms fizzled out but not before giving me some lightning to watch.
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no Warning / no hail / lightning
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- Erik

August 5 2018
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Hanging out between Dekalb and Kane co ahead of a line of storms but the storms fizzled out but not before giving me some lightning to watch.
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no Warning / no hail / lightning
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- Erik




September 2 2018
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Lightning lightning lightning!!!! This was the event of the yr for us here in n. il. round and rounds of slow moving lightning shooters kept a lot of folks awake at night.
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no Warning / no hail / lightning
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- Erik




September 25 2018
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While positioning for a strong section of storms approaching, Erik sets up in the northern dekalb and kane area gets the strong end of the cells with plenty of strong winds and small hail.
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning / pea hail / strong winds
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- Erik





October 2 2018
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One cell tries to go cellular and develops a couplet, yet it goes outflow dominant and fades in the line... sigh
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no Warning / no hail / --
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- Erik