Severe Thunderstorm in Chicago - August 4, 2008
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Description: This is the second round of severe thunderstorms that hit the Chicago area on Monday, August 4, 2008. The first round, which occurred 3 hours earlier around 8pm, triggered a tornado siren in the city of Chicago and produced 5 confirmed tornadoes in the Chicagoland & NW Indiana region.
The following are preliminary reports that I grabbed during the time of the storm. To get the latest reports (which include confirmation of tornadoes after NWS went out to survey storm damage), go to:
http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/080804_rpts.html
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Local Storm Report from the National Weather Service:
08/05/2008 1203 AM
Cicero, Cook County.
Hail e0.75 inch, reported by trained spotter.
Penny sized hail reported.
08/04/2008 1139 PM
Itasca, DuPage County.
Water covering roads. Standing water 1 foot deep in yards.
08/04/2008 1110 PM
Evanston, Cook County.
Flood, reported by trained spotter.
Rainfall 2 inches. Heavy rain ongoing with yards flooded.
08/04/2008 1055 PM
Morton Grove, Cook County.
Hail e0.75 inch, reported by trained spotter.
Penny sized hail.
08/04/2008 1025 PM
Palatine, Cook County.
Hail m0.88 inch, reported by trained spotter.
Near Route 83 and Dundee.
08/04/2008 1014 PM
Tinley Park, Cook County.
Flood, reported by trained spotter.
Report of 3.5 feet of standing water at 171st St. and Harlem Ave.
08/04/2008 0828 PM
Griffith, Indiana.
Wide spread damage across town. Tornado.
08/04/2008 0825 PM
Bolingbrook, Will County.
Half dozen homes received significant damage near Boughton Road and King.
08/04/2008 0807 PM
Midlothian, Cook County.
Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by trained spotter.
Half dozen 18-24 inch trees snapped near 147th and Cicero.
08/04/2008 0805 PM
Franklin Park, Cook County.
Funnel cloud, reported by law enforcement.
08/04/2008 0801 PM
Elmhurst, DuPage County.
Tornado on ground.
08/04/2008 0800 PM
Franklin Park, Cook County.
Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by trained spotter.
Numerous trees down on Mannheim Road between Belmont and Addison roads.
08/04/2008 0750 PM
Glen Ellyn, DuPage County.
Apartments damaged along a 2 mile stretch from Gary Ave. to Glen Ellyn Road. Fire Department declared them non-habitable.
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