Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Introducing the new TorTrack System

The Weather Centre is introducing its new TorTrack system, capable of detecting where a tornadic storm will go, and what cities will be affected.
This system will be implemented today or tomorrow, and there will be a TorTrack image with every tornado warning, unless there is an outbreak occurring.

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

June 21: Tornado Warning (Brief Rain Wrapped Tornadoes)- Coming towards Downtown Chicago, IL



...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL COOK...
DUPAGE...EAST CENTRAL DE KALB...NORTHEASTERN GRUNDY...NORTHWESTERN
WILL...KENDALL AND KANE COUNTIES UNTIL 900 PM CDT...

AT 824 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE SQUALL LINE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS
AND BRIEF RAIN-WRAPPED TORNADOES.  THESE DANGEROUS STORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GILBERTS TO
DUPAGE AIRPORT TO NAPERVILLE TO ROCKDALE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45
MPH.

THESE DANGEROUS STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  WOODRIDGE...WHEATON...STREAMWOOD AND LEMONT AROUND 835 PM CDT.
  YORK CENTER...WESTMONT...ROSELLE AND MEDINAH AROUND 840 PM CDT.
  VILLA PARK AND OAK BROOK AROUND 845 PM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS LINE OF TORNADO PRODUCING STORMS
INCLUDE GLENDALE HEIGHTS...GLENBARD SOUTH...WILLOWBROOK...
BLOOMINGDALE AND OAKBROOK TERRACE.

Notice

The Weather Centre is under a tornado warning and will have to go offline around 8:45 pm.
Please stay careful.

June 21: Tornado Warning- Flanagan, IL


...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN LIVINGSTON
AND SOUTHEASTERN LA SALLE COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM CDT...

AT 734 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTH OF FLANAGAN...OR 10 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF STREATOR...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  STREATOR...CORNELL...KANGLEY AND RANSOM.

June 21- Dangerous Storms (7:20 pm CDT)

Storms continue to move northward into North Illinois.

These storms are becoming dangerous.

-Peru, Illinois has reported wind gusts at 75 MPH.
-Naperville, Illinois: Trained Spotter reported a funnel cloud.
-Georgetown, Illinois reported damage with several trees blown down from strong winds.
-Latham, Illinois reports power out and power lines down.

People in  North Illinois should take cover now.