Extremely Strong Storm, from Chicago to KY!!!

I have no doubt.

 

Some pics and blog postings from Wunderground. The blog auto updates so the link may go to a different blog depending on when you click it.



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Figure 1. Visible satellite image of the October 26, 2010 superstorm taken at 5:32pm EDT. At the time, Bigfork, Minnesota was reporting the lowest pressure ever recorded in a U.S. non-coastal storm, 955 mb. Image credit: NASA/GSFC.



The six most intense storms in history to affect the Great Lakes
According to the Chicago branch of the National Weather Service and Christopher C. Burt, our Weather Records blogger, the following are the six lowest pressures measured in the U.S. Great Lakes region:

1. Yesterday's October 26, 2010 Superstorm (955 mb/28.20")
2. Great Ohio Blizzard January 26, 1978 (958 mb/28.28")
3. Armistice Day Storm November 11, 1940 (967 mb/28.55")
4. November 10, 1998 storm (967 mb/ 28.55")
5. White Hurricane of November 7 - 9, 1913 (968 mb/28.60")
6. Edmund Fitzgerald Storm of November 10, 1975 (980 mb/28.95")

So, the famed storm that sank the ore carrier Edmund Fitzgerald in 1974, killing all 29 sailors aboard, was weaker than the current storm. Indeed, I wouldn't want to be on a boat in Lake Superior today--sustained winds at the Rock of Ages lighthouse on Isle Royale were a sustained 68 mph, gusting to 78 mph at 3am EDT this morning!
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This photo was uploaded by: pjpix
This photo and the other in my series were both take from the same spot ... just different directions and just a representative scene mirroring so many others here in the midwest. These were taken yesterday morning right after the thunderstorm front had gone through but the winds continued to increase in intensity as the barometer dropped ... to a record low in some midwest spots. The big Blow was the equivlant of a Cat 2 or Cat 3 hurricane and indeed a very unusual storm in the upper midwest for this time of the year.











Cell Rotation Animation
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LATE SEASON DRAMA
This photo was uploaded by: idzrvit
Too fast to keep up with! Extremely high winds! Unfortunately, few cloud to ground lightning.

 

I loaded in N Chicago at 06:00 right before the main squall line hit. Sat at the customer for another hour to let it clear after getting loaded. This storm blew the roof off our terminal and tank wash in Markham Il. I had no problem though. The timing was perfect for me. I did shut down a couple of hours early after catching back up to it on I 70 though.