Friday, August 24, 2007

Again? Chicagoland! UPDATE!

As if we have not had enough rain for the past few days!

UPDATE:
Good news...a line of severe thunderstorms has formed over central Illinois and will keep us from getting the really nasty ones.

Furthermore, the upper disturbance now in southeastern Iowa has taken a
jog south.

We will still see scattered showers and thunderstorms through tonight, but amounts should be a half inch or less, for the most part. That said, the flood warnings continue through 12:15 PM tomorrow for creeeks and streams, but the Kishwaukee River crested around noon at 15.24', the second highest crest ever recorded. The National Weather Service has also dropped their new flash flooding risk to us to slight, and just barely:

http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/qpf/94ewbg.gif

Rainfall totals so far are at:

http://weather.admin.niu.edu/statement.txt

The NWS is continuing the flood watch in the event we do get a half inch of rain tonight, which would cause the rivers and streams to rise back up a bit.


Storm Damage - August 23, 2007 - 2100hrs

8/23/07, 9 PM

STATEMENT: Damage reports from Thursday, 8/23 Courtesy of the National Weather Service from various sources.

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NWUS53 KLOT 240210
LSRLOT

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE
IL
909 PM CDT THU AUG 23 2007

..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.....REMARKS..

0141 PM TSTM WND DMG MOUNT MORRIS 42.05N 89.43W
08/23/2007 OGLE IL FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

LIMBS DOWN AND CROPS BLOWN OVER. ALSO HEAVY RAIN AND A
LOT OF LIGHTNING.


0145 PM TSTM WND DMG FRANKLIN GROVE 41.84N 89.30W
08/23/2007 LEE IL FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

UTILITY POLES DOWN

0210 PM TSTM WND DMG BRAIDWOOD 41.27N 88.22W
08/23/2007 WILL IL TRAINED SPOTTER

TREE LIMBS DOWN AT ROUTE 113 AND WEST RIVER ROAD


0215 PM TSTM WND DMG PERU 41.34N 89.13W
08/23/2007 LA SALLE IL TRAINED SPOTTER

TREES DOWN ON EASTBOUND LANE ON SCHOOTING PARK ROAD
MAKING ROAD IMPASSABLE.

0220 PM FLOOD ROCHELLE 41.92N 89.06W
08/23/2007 OGLE IL CO-OP OBSERVER

12 INCHES OF WATER ON STREETS IN LOW SPOTS.


0224 PM TSTM WND DMG OGLESBY 41.29N 89.06W
08/23/2007 LA SALLE IL LAW ENFORCEMENT

TRUCK BLOWN OVER ON I-39.


0225 PM TSTM WND DMG PERU 41.34N 89.13W
08/23/2007 LA SALLE IL PUBLIC

SEVERAL LARGE TREES DOWN BLOCKING SHOOTING PARK ROAD IN
PERU...AND BUCKLIN AND ROOSELVELT STREETS IN LA SALLE


0226 PM TSTM WND DMG DE KALB 41.93N 88.75W
08/23/2007 DE KALB IL TRAINED SPOTTER

WIND ESTIMATED AT 50 TO 60 MPH. CORN BENT OVER.

0230 PM TSTM WND DMG DE KALB 41.93N 88.75W
08/23/2007 DE KALB IL TRAINED SPOTTER

POWER POLES DOWN ON NORMAL STREET.


0230 PM TSTM WND GST MORRIS 41.37N 88.43W
08/23/2007 M58.00 MPH GRUNDY IL EMERGENCY MNGR

SHABONNA ROAD AND SOUTHMOR JUST SOUTH OF MORRIS

0230 PM TSTM WND GST PERU 41.34N 89.13W
08/23/2007 M58.00 MPH LA SALLE IL AWOS

PERU AWOS 50 KT MEASURED GUST

0232 PM TSTM WND GST WHEATON 41.86N 88.11W
08/23/2007 E65.00 MPH DUPAGE IL TRAINED SPOTTER

0235 PM TSTM WND GST 2 N OTTAWA 41.38N 88.84W
08/23/2007 M70.00 MPH LA SALLE IL TRAINED SPOTTER

0240 PM TSTM WND GST OTTAWA 41.35N 88.84W
08/23/2007 M63.00 MPH LA SALLE IL PUBLIC

0250 PM TSTM WND DMG ELBURN 41.89N 88.47W
08/23/2007 KANE IL TRAINED SPOTTER

TREE DOWN ON FRANCIS ROAD

0250 PM TSTM WND DMG MERRILLVILLE 41.47N 87.33W
08/23/2007 LAKE IN OTHER FEDERAL

NUMEROUS LARGE TREES DOWN...SOME ON HOMES AND CARS. 30 TO
40 INCH DIAMETER TREES DOWNED...SOME UPROOTED AND SOME
SNAPPED. SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE DONE TO HOMES.


0254 PM TSTM WND DMG MORRIS 41.37N 88.43W
08/23/2007 GRUNDY IL EMERGENCY MNGR

SEVERAL 8 TO 10 INCH DIAMETER TREE LIMBS DOWN AND 30 FOOT

SECTION OF CORN FIELD FLATTENED. SARATOGA ROAD 1 MILE
NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80

0255 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 4 W GENEVA 41.88N 88.39W
08/23/2007 KANE IL TRAINED SPOTTER

ROTATING WALL CLOUD 1 MILE SOUTH OF US 38

0255 PM FUNNEL CLOUD MAPLE PARK 41.91N 88.59W
08/23/2007 KANE IL TRAINED SPOTTER

ROTATING WALL CLOUD AT US 38 AND KANE COUNTY LINE

0255 PM HEAVY RAIN GENEVA 41.88N 88.31W
08/23/2007 M0.85 INCH KANE IL TRAINED SPOTTER

20 MINUTE RAINFALL MEASUREMENT

0302 PM TSTM WND GST BATAVIA 41.85N 88.30W
08/23/2007 M62.00 MPH KANE IL LAW ENFORCEMENT

FROM KANE COUNTY EOC


0302 PM FUNNEL CLOUD SUGAR GROVE 41.77N 88.46W
08/23/2007 KANE IL LAW ENFORCEMENT

AT INTERSTATE 88 AT SUGAR GROVE

0304 PM TSTM WND GST WEST CHICAGO 41.89N 88.22W
08/23/2007 M67.00 MPH DUPAGE IL ASOS

DUPAGE COUNTY AIRPORT ASOS GUST

0305 PM TSTM WND DMG WEST CHICAGO 41.89N 88.22W
08/23/2007 DUPAGE IL LAW ENFORCEMENT

*** 40 INJ *** BUILDING COLLAPSE ON FENTON AVENUE. 40
INJURED...7 WENT TO HOSPITALS

0305 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 SW PLAINFIELD 41.56N 88.27W
08/23/2007 KENDALL IL NWS EMPLOYEE

LARGE TREE LIMB DOWN COUNTY LINE ROAD BETWEEN RENWICK AND
CATON FARM ROAD. KENDALL COUNTY SIDE OF COUNTY LINE

0305 PM FUNNEL CLOUD WEST CHICAGO 41.89N 88.22W
08/23/2007 DUPAGE IL TRAINED SPOTTER

ROTATING WALL CLOUD

0310 PM TSTM WND DMG WINFIELD 41.87N 88.15W
08/23/2007 DUPAGE IL LAW ENFORCEMENT

DAMAGE TO LOADING DOCK AND PARKING GARAGE EAVES AT
CENTRAL DUPAGE HOSPITAL

0310 PM TSTM WND GST GENEVA 41.88N 88.31W
08/23/2007 M58.00 MPH KANE IL MESONET

0310 PM HAIL GENEVA 41.88N 88.31W
08/23/2007 E1.00 INCH KANE IL TRAINED SPOTTER

QUARTER TO HALF DOLLAR SIZED HAIL

0310 PM TSTM WND GST 3 SE AURORA 41.74N 88.25W
08/23/2007 M58.00 MPH DUPAGE IL MESONET

0310 PM HAIL GENEVA 41.88N 88.31W
08/23/2007 E1.00 INCH KANE IL TRAINED SPOTTER

MAIN AND RANDALL ROADS


0310 PM FUNNEL CLOUD ST. CHARLES 41.92N 88.30W
08/23/2007 KANE IL EMERGENCY MNGR

ROTATING WALL CLOUD IL RTE 64 AND TAYLOR

0310 PM TSTM WND GST ELGIN 42.04N 88.29W
08/23/2007 E75.00 MPH KANE IL PUBLIC

0314 PM TSTM WND GST BRAIDWOOD 41.27N 88.22W
08/23/2007 E60.00 MPH WILL IL TRAINED SPOTTER

0314 PM TSTM WND GST ROMEOVILLE 41.65N 88.09W
08/23/2007 M67.00 MPH WILL IL OFFICIAL NWS OBS

MEASURED WFO CHICAGO

0315 PM TSTM WND DMG CREST HILL 41.57N 88.11W
08/23/2007 WILL IL TRAINED SPOTTER

LARGE TREE DOWN AT SWEETBRIAR AVE AND GAYLORD ROAD

0315 PM TSTM WND DMG JOLIET 41.53N 88.12W
08/23/2007 WILL IL EMERGENCY MNGR

NUMEROUS REPORTS OF TREES AND POLES DOWN ACROSS WEST END
OF WILL COUNTY

0315 PM TSTM WND GST STREAMWOOD 42.02N 88.17W
08/23/2007 E70.00 MPH COOK IL TRAINED SPOTTER

0315 PM TSTM WND DMG GENEVA 41.88N 88.31W
08/23/2007 KANE IL TRAINED SPOTTER

EXTENSIVE TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE IN CITY OF GENEVA

0315 PM TSTM WND DMG WHEATON 41.86N 88.11W
08/23/2007 DUPAGE IL EMERGENCY MNGR

TREES UPROOTED. ESTIMATED 90 MPH GUST AT DUPAGE COUNTY
EOC GARY AVENUE AND JEWEL ROAD.

0320 PM TSTM WND DMG MOUNT PROSPECT 42.07N 87.94W
08/23/2007 COOK IL TRAINED SPOTTER

POWER LINES DOWN DEMPSTER STREET SOUTH OF BUSSE ROAD

0320 PM TSTM WND DMG STREAMWOOD 42.02N 88.17W
08/23/2007 COOK IL PUBLIC

LARGE TREES DOWN ALL OVER TOWN...SOME ON CARS AND HOUSES

0321 PM TSTM WND DMG DES PLAINES 42.03N 87.90W
08/23/2007 COOK IL TRAINED SPOTTER

EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE CITY WIDE IN DES PLAINES

0321 PM TSTM WND DMG DES PLAINES 42.03N 87.90W
08/23/2007 COOK IL AIRPLANE PILOT

EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE CITY WIDE IN DES PLAINES

0323 PM TSTM WND GST DES PLAINES 42.03N 87.90W
08/23/2007 E60.00 MPH COOK IL TRAINED SPOTTER

0323 PM TSTM WND GST JOLIET 41.53N 88.12W
08/23/2007 M68.00 MPH WILL IL TRAINED SPOTTER

INTERSECTION OF ESSINGTON AND ANN

0323 PM TORNADO BOLINGBROOK 41.70N 88.08W
08/23/2007 WILL IL AMATEUR RADIO

ROUTE 53 AND BOUGHTON ROAD

0324 PM TSTM WND GST ORLAND PARK 41.61N 87.85W
08/23/2007 E65.00 MPH COOK IL TRAINED SPOTTER

0324 PM FUNNEL CLOUD ORLAND PARK 41.61N 87.85W
08/23/2007 COOK IL TRAINED SPOTTER

ROTATING WALL CLOUD

0324 PM TSTM WND DMG BATAVIA 41.85N 88.30W
08/23/2007 KANE IL TRAINED SPOTTER

SIGNIFICANT TREE DAMAGE ACROSS BATAVIA AND FABYAN PARK
PRESERVE


0324 PM TSTM WND GST MANHATTAN 41.43N 87.99W
08/23/2007 E80.00 MPH WILL IL TRAINED SPOTTER

183RD AND WOLF ROAD

0325 PM TSTM WND GST MOKENA 41.53N 87.88W
08/23/2007 E60.00 MPH WILL IL TRAINED SPOTTER

0326 PM TSTM WND GST OHARE AIRPORT 41.98N 87.90W
08/23/2007 M58.00 MPH COOK IL OFFICIAL NWS OBS

50 KNOT GUST AT ORD ASOS

0327 PM TSTM WND GST WHEATON 41.86N 88.11W
08/23/2007 E70.00 MPH DUPAGE IL TRAINED SPOTTER

0328 PM TSTM WND DMG CHICAGO 41.88N 87.63W
08/23/2007 COOK IL TRAINED SPOTTER

LARGE TREES AND BRANCHES DOWN. DIVERSEY AND HARLEM AREAS
NORTH SIDE OF CITY.

0330 PM TSTM WND DMG ELK GROVE VILLAGE 42.01N 87.99W
08/23/2007 COOK IL TRAINED SPOTTER

LARGE TREES DOWN...SOME UP TO 12 INCHES IN DIAMETER.
SIDING BLOWN OFF HOUSES

0330 PM TSTM WND DMG HOFFMAN ESTATES 42.06N 88.14W
08/23/2007 COOK IL TRAINED SPOTTER

LARGE LIMBS DOWN ON WESTBURY DRIVE

0330 PM TSTM WND DMG CHICAGO 41.88N 87.63W
08/23/2007 COOK IL TRAINED SPOTTER

TREE DOWN ON HOUSE ON LARAMIE AVENUE...OTHER SIGNIFICANT
TREE DAMAGE. JEFFERSON PARK NEIGHBORHOOD NORTHWEST SIDE.
APPROX 6 MILES EAST OF OHARE AIRPORT

0330 PM TSTM WND DMG BARTLETT 41.98N 88.21W
08/23/2007 DUPAGE IL TRAINED SPOTTER

LARGE TREE BRANCHES DOWN AT OAK AVE AND HILLCREST

0330 PM TSTM WND DMG BOLINGBROOK 41.70N 88.08W
08/23/2007 WILL IL TRAINED SPOTTER

TREES DOWN AT GREEN AND ROYCE ROADS

0330 PM TSTM WND DMG OTTAWA 41.35N 88.84W
08/23/2007 LA SALLE IL TRAINED SPOTTER

SEVERAL LARGE TREES DOWN NORTH SIDE OF TOWN


0332 PM TSTM WND DMG STEGER 41.47N 87.64W
08/23/2007 WILL IL EMERGENCY MNGR

ROOF OFF BUILDING SAUK TRAIL AND CICERO AVE

0332 PM TSTM WND GST MIDLOTHIAN 41.63N 87.72W
08/23/2007 M74.00 MPH COOK IL TRAINED SPOTTER

0334 PM TSTM WND DMG CRETE 41.45N 87.62W
08/23/2007 WILL IL TRAINED SPOTTER

6 INCH DIAMETER TREE DOWN


0334 PM HEAVY RAIN BATAVIA 41.85N 88.30W
08/23/2007 M0.00 INCH KANE IL PUBLIC

1.19 INCHES OF RAIN IN 30 MINUTES.

0334 PM TSTM WND DMG OAK PARK 41.89N 87.79W
08/23/2007 COOK IL PUBLIC

SEVERAL LARGE TREES DOWN AROUND CITY OF OAK PARK

0335 PM TSTM WND DMG MORTON GROVE 42.04N 87.79W
08/23/2007 COOK IL TRAINED SPOTTER

MULTIPLE LARGE TREES DOWN IN RESIDENTIAL AREA NEAR GOLF

ROAD AND SHERMER ROAD

0335 PM TSTM WND GST NORTHBROOK 42.13N 87.83W
08/23/2007 M57.00 MPH COOK IL AMATEUR RADIO

MEASURED AT 2 LOCATIONS IN NORTHBROOK. LARGE BRANCHES
DOWN.

0335 PM TSTM WND DMG MANTENO 41.25N 87.84W
08/23/2007 KANKAKEE IL EMERGENCY MNGR

LIGHT POLE BLOWN DONW

0337 PM TSTM WND GST PALOS HEIGHTS 41.67N 87.80W
08/23/2007 E60.00 MPH COOK IL TRAINED SPOTTER

127TH AND HARLEM

0339 PM FLOOD DOWNERS GROVE 41.80N 88.02W
08/23/2007 DUPAGE IL TRAINED SPOTTER

3 TO 4 INCHES OF WATER ON MAIN STREET BETWEEN 63RD AND
55TH STREET

0340 PM TSTM WND GST CHICAGO 41.88N 87.63W
08/23/2007 M74.00 MPH COOK IL MESONET

MEASURE NEAR WRIGLEY FIELD

0340 PM FLOOD ELK GROVE VILLAGE 42.01N 87.99W
08/23/2007 COOK IL TRAINED SPOTTER

0.74 INCHES OF RAIN IN 20 MINUTES WITH STREET FLOODING

0340 PM TSTM WND DMG CHICAGO 41.88N 87.63W
08/23/2007 COOK IL TRAINED SPOTTER

16 INCH DIAMETER TREE DOWN NORTH FAIRFIELD NORTH SIDE OF

CHICAGO ESTIMATED 60 MPH

0340 PM TSTM WND DMG CHICAGO 41.88N 87.63W
08/23/2007 COOK IL PUBLIC

WINDOWS BLOWN OUT AT CHICAGO HISTORICAL SOCIETY NEAR

FULLERTON AND LAKE SHORE DRIVE

0340 PM MARINE TSTM WIND 2 E CHICAGO 41.88N 87.59W
08/23/2007 M73.00 MPH LMZ741 IL C-MAN STATION

63 KNOT GUST AT CHICAGO HARRISON CRIB


0340 PM TSTM WND DMG MUNSTER 41.55N 87.50W
08/23/2007 LAKE IN PUBLIC

TREE LIMBS DOWN. ESTIMATED 60 TO 70 MPH WINDS

0342 PM TSTM WND GST BOURBONNAIS 41.16N 87.88W
08/23/2007 E62.00 MPH KANKAKEE IL TRAINED SPOTTER

ESTIMATED 60-65 MPH GUST. ROOF DAMAGE TO HOUSE.

0342 PM TSTM WND DMG OLYMPIA FIELDS 41.52N 87.69W
08/23/2007 COOK IL EMERGENCY MNGR

MULTIPLE LARGE TREES DOWN. SEMI TRAILER TIPPED OVER 83RD AND TRI STATE TOLLWAY

0343 PM TSTM WND DMG HAMMOND 41.62N 87.49W
08/23/2007 LAKE IN TRAINED SPOTTER

LARGE A-FRAME SIGN BLOWN INTO TRAFFIC AT JUNCTION OF
ROUTE 41 AND INTERSTATE 80/94

0343 PM TSTM WND DMG EVERGREEN PARK 41.72N 87.70W
08/23/2007 COOK IL TRAINED SPOTTER

TREE DOWN ON PAVILION

0343 PM TSTM WND DMG DYER 41.50N 87.51W
08/23/2007 LAKE IN TRAINED SPOTTER

LARGE LIMBS DOWN ARROWHEAD AND CALUMET ROADS

0345 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 NE BEDFORD PARK 41.79N 87.77W
08/23/2007 COOK IL TRAINED SPOTTER

TWO LARGE TREES...EACH 2 FEET IN DIAMETER...SNAPPED OFF
AT BASE.

0345 PM TSTM WND DMG ELMHURST 41.90N 87.94W
08/23/2007 DUPAGE IL TRAINED SPOTTER

*** 1 INJ *** TREE DOWN ON CITY VEHICLE IN 500 BLOCK OF
FAIRVIEW


0345 PM TSTM WND GST NORTHBROOK 42.13N 87.83W
08/23/2007 M66.00 MPH COOK IL MESONET

0345 PM TSTM WND GST GARY 41.60N 87.34W
08/23/2007 M58.00 MPH LAKE IN AWOS

50 KNOT GUST AT GARY AIRPORT. HANGAR UNDER CONSTRUCTION
DAMAGED

0345 PM HEAVY RAIN PALATINE 42.11N 88.04W
08/23/2007 M1.50 INCH COOK IL TRAINED SPOTTER

45 MINUTE RAIN TOTAL

0345 PM TSTM WND DMG LOWELL 41.29N 87.41W
08/23/2007 LAKE IN EMERGENCY MNGR

6 INCH TREE LIMB DOWN

0345 PM TSTM WND GST NORTHBROOK 42.13N 87.83W
08/23/2007 E66.00 MPH COOK IL MESONET

0348 PM TSTM WND GST SCHERERVILLE 41.49N 87.45W
08/23/2007 E60.00 MPH LAKE IN TRAINED SPOTTER

SOUTH OF ROUTE 30 EAST OF ROUTE 41

0348 PM HEAVY RAIN WEST CHICAGO 41.89N 88.22W
08/23/2007 M0.92 INCH DUPAGE IL TRAINED SPOTTER

30 MINUTE RAINFALL ACCUMULATION


0350 PM TSTM WND DMG MOUNT PROSPECT 42.07N 87.94W
08/23/2007 COOK IL BROADCAST MEDIA

POWER LINES DOWN RAND AND ELMHURST ROADS.

0351 PM TSTM WND GST GARY 41.60N 87.34W
08/23/2007 E60.00 MPH LAKE IN TRAINED SPOTTER

DOWNTOWN GARY

0355 PM TSTM WND DMG MATTESON 41.51N 87.74W
08/23/2007 COOK IL EMERGENCY MNGR

ROOF DAMAGE TO BUSINESS BUILDING. POWER LINES DOWN

0355 PM TSTM WND DMG LA GRANGE 41.81N 87.87W
08/23/2007 COOK IL CO-OP OBSERVER

SMALL TREE LIMBS DOWN. ESTIMATED 50 TO 55 MPH WINDS

0356 PM TSTM WND DMG MORRIS 41.37N 88.43W
08/23/2007 GRUNDY IL TRAINED SPOTTER

10 INCH DIAMETER TREE DOWN BLOCKING SOUTHMOR ROAD SOUTH
OF MORRIS

0400 PM FLOOD CHICAGO 41.88N 87.63W
08/23/2007 COOK IL TRAINED SPOTTER

HIGH STANDING WATER IN LEFT LANE OF INTERSTATE 94 AT

130TH FAR SOUTH SIDE OF CHICAGO

0400 PM TSTM WND DMG MAZON 41.24N 88.42W
08/23/2007 GRUNDY IL TRAINED SPOTTER

8 INCH TREE DOWN JEWITT AND CENTER STREET

0401 PM TSTM WND GST VALPARAISO 41.48N 87.05W
08/23/2007 E80.00 MPH PORTER IN TRAINED SPOTTER

RURAL WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP

0405 PM TSTM WND GST MONTGOMERY 41.73N 88.34W
08/23/2007 E65.00 MPH KANE IL PUBLIC

WINDS ON OUTFLOW BOUNDARY OF THUNDERSTORM

0410 PM MARINE TSTM WIND BURNS HARBOR 41.61N 87.13W
08/23/2007 M60.00 MPH PORTER IN C-MAN STATION

52 KNOT GUST AT BURNS HARBOR GLOS STATION

0412 PM TSTM WND GST VALPARAISO 41.48N 87.05W
08/23/2007 M60.00 MPH PORTER IN ASOS

52 KNOT GUST AT VALPARAISO ASOS


0412 PM TSTM WND DMG VALPARAISO 41.48N 87.05W
08/23/2007 PORTER IN TRAINED SPOTTER

TREES DOWN NEAR US ROUTE 30 AND HORSEPRAIRIE ROAD.
ESTIMATED 80 MPH WIND

0414 PM FLOOD ROCHELLE 41.92N 89.06W
08/23/2007 OGLE IL LAW ENFORCEMENT

CREEK OUT OF ITS BANKS WITH 2 TO 3 INCHES OF WATER
FLOWING OVER INTERSTATE 88 NEAR MILEPOST 89.

0414 PM FLOOD N OREGON 42.01N 89.34W
08/23/2007 OGLE IL TRAINED SPOTTER

WATER ABOVE HOUSE FOUNDATION

0442 PM TSTM WND DMG MATTESON 41.51N 87.74W
08/23/2007 COOK IL TRAINED SPOTTER

TREE AND ROOF DAMAGE.

0510 PM HAIL ELGIN 42.04N 88.29W
08/23/2007 M0.88 INCH KANE IL AMATEUR RADIO

0512 PM FLOOD WEST DUNDEE 42.10N 88.29W
08/23/2007 KANE IL TRAINED SPOTTER

8 INCH DEEP WATER CURB TO CURB ON RANDALL ROAD NORTH OF
INTERSTATE 90

0512 PM HAIL ELGIN 42.04N 88.29W
08/23/2007 E0.88 INCH KANE IL TRAINED SPOTTER

ROUTE 31 AND INTERSTATE 90

0530 PM FLOOD DE KALB 41.93N 88.75W
08/23/2007 DE KALB IL TRAINED SPOTTER

KISHWAUKEE RIVER FLOODING HOUSES AND APARTMENTS

0540 PM FLASH FLOOD ELGIN 42.04N 88.29W
08/23/2007 KANE IL TRAINED SPOTTER

FLOODED STREETS ROUTE 20 AND ST CHARLES STORM AND SEWER
GRATES DISLODEGED BY FLOWING WATER. ALSO IRVING PARK ROAD

NEAR ROUTE 25 FLOODED WITH 8 INCHES OF WATER CURB TO CURB

0545 PM TSTM WND DMG ELGIN 42.04N 88.29W
08/23/2007 KANE IL TRAINED SPOTTER

6 INCH DIAMETER TREE DOWN IN ROAD AT ARLINGTON AND REGENT
STREETS

0613 PM HEAVY RAIN LONG GROVE 42.20N 88.00W
08/23/2007 M1.48 INCH LAKE IL TRAINED SPOTTER

3 HOUR RAINFALL AMOUNT

0617 PM FLASH FLOOD BARTLETT 41.98N 88.21W
08/23/2007 DUPAGE IL TRAINED SPOTTER

STREET FLOODING MAYFLOWER LANE NORTH OF SCHICK ROAD

0620 PM HEAVY RAIN GENEVA 41.88N 88.31W
08/23/2007 M1.68 INCH KANE IL TRAINED SPOTTER

0.78 INCHES IN LAST 40 MINUTES. SOME STREET AND YARD
FLOODING

0625 PM FLASH FLOOD OTTAWA 41.35N 88.84W
08/23/2007 LA SALLE IL TRAINED SPOTTER

SEVERAL INCHES OF FLOWING WATER OVER ROUTE 23 IN AND
NORTH OF OTTAWA

0630 PM FLOOD OTTAWA 41.35N 88.84W
08/23/2007 LA SALLE IL TRAINED SPOTTER

4 INCHES OF WATER OVER RTE 23

0644 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 W MORRIS 41.37N 88.47W
08/23/2007 GRUNDY IL EMERGENCY MNGR

CARS REPORTED BLOWN OFF ROAD NORTH OF MORRIS. 62 MPH GUST

MEASURED AT ROUTE 6 AND SARATOGA 2 MILES WEST OF MORRIS

0645 PM FLASH FLOOD MORRIS 41.37N 88.43W
08/23/2007 GRUNDY IL TRAINED SPOTTER

6 INCHES OF WATER OVER ROADWAY RTE 47 AT ILLINOIS RIVER
BRIDGE

0645 PM HEAVY RAIN ELK GROVE VILLAGE 42.01N 87.99W
08/23/2007 M0.00 INCH COOK IL TRAINED SPOTTER

2.18 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL RAIN. 1.44 INCHES IN PAST 45
MINUTES.

0652 PM AVALANCHE WARRENVILLE 41.82N 88.19W
08/23/2007 DUPAGE IL TRAINED SPOTTER

SEVERAL ROADS WITH WATER UP TO KNEE DEEP IN SPOTS

0700 PM FLOOD BOLINGBROOK 41.70N 88.08W
08/23/2007 WILL IL TRAINED SPOTTER

3 FEET OF WATER ON JOLIET ROAD BENEATH INTERSTATE 55
OVERPASS

0700 PM FLOOD JOLIET 41.53N 88.12W
08/23/2007 WILL IL TRAINED SPOTTER

LARKIN AND WEBER ROAD INTERSECTION 3 TO 4 INCHES COVERING
THE ROAD.

0703 PM TSTM WND GST MIDLOTHIAN 41.63N 87.72W
08/23/2007 E65.00 MPH COOK IL TRAINED SPOTTER

147TH AND CICERO

0705 PM FLOOD LOMBARD 41.87N 88.01W
08/23/2007 DUPAGE IL TRAINED SPOTTER

3 INCHES STANDING WATER ON INTERSTATE 355 AT ST CHARLES
ROAD

0705 PM FLOOD JOLIET 41.53N 88.12W
08/23/2007 WILL IL TRAINED SPOTTER

3 TO 4 INCHES STANDING WATER ON CHERRY HILL ROAD AT RTE
52.

0705 PM FLOOD CREST HILL 41.57N 88.11W
08/23/2007 WILL IL TRAINED SPOTTER

US 30 AND LARKIN INTERSECTION FLOODED

0706 PM FLASH FLOOD ELBURN 41.89N 88.47W
08/23/2007 KANE IL PUBLIC

WATER FLOWING OVER ROADS

0710 PM TSTM WND DMG GLEN ELLYN 41.87N 88.06W
08/23/2007 DUPAGE IL PUBLIC

LARGE TREE DOWN NEAR SHOREWOOD SUBDIVISION.

0725 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 S WILMINGTON 41.25N 88.16W
08/23/2007 WILL IL LAW ENFORCEMENT

TREES DOWN AT RTES 102 AND 113

0730 PM FLASH FLOOD 1 S CRETE 41.44N 87.62W
08/23/2007 WILL IL TRAINED SPOTTER

4 TO 6 INCHES OF WATER ON CRETE MONEE ROAD NEAR RTE 1
SOUTH OF CRETE

0745 PM HAIL BOURBONNAIS 41.16N 87.88W
08/23/2007 E1.00 INCH KANKAKEE IL TRAINED SPOTTER

0748 PM HEAVY RAIN STREAMWOOD 42.02N 88.17W
08/23/2007 M2.26 INCH COOK IL PUBLIC

FLOODING ON MANY ROADS. WATER 8 TO 10 INCHES DEEP ON
PARTS OF PARK BLVD


0750 PM HAIL BOURBONNAIS 41.16N 87.88W
08/23/2007 E1.00 INCH KANKAKEE IL LAW ENFORCEMENT

0757 PM HAIL BRADLEY 41.15N 87.86W
08/23/2007 E0.75 INCH KANKAKEE IL TRAINED SPOTTER

0800 PM HEAVY RAIN PEOTONE 41.33N 87.80W
08/23/2007 M1.61 INCH WILL IL TRAINED SPOTTER

45 MINUTE RAINFALL AMOUNT

0802 PM FLOOD PARK FOREST 41.48N 87.69W
08/23/2007 COOK IL TRAINED SPOTTER

1 FOOT OF STANDING WATER IN LOW SPOT ON WESTERN AVENUE


0804 PM HEAVY RAIN OAK LAWN 41.72N 87.75W
08/23/2007 M1.20 INCH COOK IL PUBLIC

30 MINUTE RAINFALL AMOUNT. SOME URBAN FLOODING

0812 PM TSTM WND DMG MORRIS 41.37N 88.43W
08/23/2007 GRUNDY IL LAW ENFORCEMENT

2 TREES DOWN ON CEMETARY ROAD

0812 PM FLOOD ST. JOHN 41.45N 87.48W
08/23/2007 LAKE IN PUBLIC

LAW ENFORECEMENT HAS STREETS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING


0830 PM HEAVY RAIN ELBURN 41.89N 88.47W
08/23/2007 M2.25 INCH KANE IL CO-OP OBSERVER

TOTAL 6 AM TO 830 PM

0857 PM FLOOD AMBOY 41.72N 89.33W
08/23/2007 LEE IL LAW ENFORCEMENT

VARIOUS ROADS CLOSED ACROSS LEE COUNTY

0900 PM FLOOD CRESTON 41.93N 88.97W
08/23/2007 OGLE IL LAW ENFORCEMENT

SEVERAL ROADS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING ACROSS EASTERN OGLE
COUNTY

0900 PM FLOOD OREGON 42.01N 89.34W
08/23/2007 OGLE IL LAW ENFORCEMENT

SEVERAL ROADS CLOSED ACROSS EASTERN OGLE COUNTY DUE TO
FLOODING.

0902 PM FLOOD SYCAMORE 41.98N 88.70W
08/23/2007 DE KALB IL LAW ENFORCEMENT

MANY STREETS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING IN MAYFIELD...SOUTH
GROVE...SYCAMORE


RATZER

Amazing! And we were busy watching Hurricane Dean! NWS Chicago reports that the worse
should be over after tonight.

Lets keep an eye on the radar!

Stay Posted!


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NOAA INCREASES U.S. TSUNAMI WARNING CAPABILITY

NOAA INCREASES U.S. TSUNAMI WARNING CAPABILITY WITH FOUR DART BUOY DEPLOYMENTS

NOAA image of one of NOAA's newly deployed Deep-ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunami, or DART stations. Please credit "NOAA.August 3, 2007 — NOAA’s National Data Buoy Center has successfully established four new tsunami stations in the northwest Pacific Ocean, east of Japan and Russia. The four Deep-ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunami, or DART stations, help provide additional detection and warning capability for Hawaii, Alaska and the West Coast of the United States. (Click NOAA image for a larger view of one of NOAA's newly deployed Deep-ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunami, or DART stations. Click here for high resolution version. Please credit "NOAA.")

“The DART network is part of an ongoing effort to increase the U.S. tsunami warning capability," said retired Navy Vice Adm. Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Ph.D., under secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and NOAA administrator. "Our detection capabilities also feed into the Global Earth Observation System of Systems, which means our data are part of a shared network that benefits the global community."

This deployment brings the total number in the U.S. DART network to 32 stations in the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. When the network is completed in March 2008, NOAA will operate a total of 39 U.S. DART stations.

NOAA image of DART locations as of August 2007. Please credit "NOAA."As waves travel across open waters, the DART stations provide real-time tsunami detection to forecasters at the NOAA tsunami warning centers. Each DART station consists of a bottom pressure sensor anchored to the seafloor, and a companion moored surface buoy. An acoustic link transmits data from the bottom pressure sensor to the surface buoy. Satellite links then relay the data to ground stations, and then to the tsunami warning centers for action within a matter of seconds. (Click NOAA image for a larger view of DART locations as of August 2007. Click here for high resolution version. Please credit "NOAA.")

The DART network complements other parts of the U.S. tsunami warning program, including NOAA's network of tide stations, forecast models for at-risk communities and the TsunamiReady education program.

NOAA, an agency of the U.S. Commerce Department, is celebrating 200 years of science and service to the nation. From the establishment of the Survey of the Coast in 1807 by Thomas Jefferson to the formation of the Weather Bureau and the Commission of Fish and Fisheries in the 1870s, much of America's scientific heritage is rooted in NOAA.

NOAA is dedicated to enhancing economic security and national safety through the prediction and research of weather and climate-related events and information service delivery for transportation, and by providing environmental stewardship of our nation's coastal and marine resources. Through the emerging Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS), NOAA is working with its federal partners, more than 70 countries and the European Commission to develop a global monitoring network that is as integrated as the planet it observes, predicts and protects.

Relevant Web Sites
NOAA

NOAA’s National Weather Service

NOAA’s National Data Buoy Center


Real-time DART Buoy Station Data

Media Contact:
Theresa Eisenman, NOAA National Weather Service,
301-713-0622, ext. 150


Maritime Notes:


Severe weather has plagued much of this planet during August so far. Listed are the new ship casualties due to storms.

1991-built 35-meter tall ship Arung Samudera, owned by the Australian Navy and bound for the Apec meeting in Sydney, ran aground in heavy seas on a beach in south-east Queensland. From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen (Thurs. Aug. 23 2007)

Oil tanker M/V Rajanigandha, Khulna-bound with 13 crew and 11,0000 tonnes of fuel oil, ran aground in strong winds at Ramdaspur in southern Barisal district. The crew were rescued by a port rescue team from Khulna. From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen (Thurs. Aug. 23 2007)

M/V Saima, Dhaka-bound from Patenga tank terminal with 12 crew and 13,000 tonnes of fuel oil, sank in heavy weather n the Sandwip Channel, Bangladesh. Port tugboats rescued all crew. From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen (Thurs. Aug. 23 2007)

M/V Feroz Farzana, with 700 tonnes of cement clinker, sank at Karnaphuli estuary in heavy weather, off Chittagong, Bangladesh. Twelve crewmen were rescued by trawlers and boats. The port's two tugboats, Kandari 1 and Kandari 2 tried to locate the sunken ship several times, but failed due to stormy weather conditions. Initial investigations indicate the ship was overloaded, as its capacity is 500 tonnes. From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen (Thurs. Aug. 23 2007)

Unidentified car carrier collided with an unidentified tanker in strong winds at the Gelderse Hurwenen on the Walloon, Belgium on Aug. 21. The tanker suffered extensive damage. From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen (Thurs. Aug. 23 2007)

Car-carrier M/V Nobleza, Monrovia-flagged, was caught by strong wind and pushed against pilings in the Kiel Canal with its port side while passing from Brunsbuettel to Kiel-Holtenau on Aug. 5. The vessel lated resumed its voyage with minor dents. From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen (Thurs. Aug. 9 2007)


Here is an oldie but goodie... 2003 video of a LPG Ship riding out a storm.




Weather Story

Chicagoland! More rain! Try these totals from yesterday.

8/24/07, 8:55 AM

STATEMENT: Rainfall totals...and what totals they are...
From 7 AM Thursday, 8/23 through 7 AM Friday, 8/24.

MAXIMUM/MINIMUM TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION TABLE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
836 AM CDT FRI AUG 24 2007

TEMPERATURES AND 24 HOUR PRECIPITATION ENDING AT INDICATED TIME
THIS MORNING. LOCATIONS GROUPED BY CLIMATIC DIVISION.
DATA PROVIDED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS.

LOCATION HIGH LOW PCPN
NORTHEAST ILLINOIS...
ANTI2: ANTIOCH : DD240800/ 85 / 70 / 0.08
CBGI2: BOTANIC GARDENS : DD240800/ 90 / 69 / 1.94
MDWI2: MIDWAY 3SW : DD240700/ 90 / 69 / 2.44
DEKI2: DE KALB : DD240700/ 87 / 68 / 4.85
ELBI2: ELBURN : DD240600/ / / 2.65
ELGI2: ELGIN : DD240700/ 86 / 69 / 2.80
ERVI2: EARLVILLE 3S : DD240600/ / / 3.26
GEOI2: GENOA : DD240700/ / / 2.62
GLEI2: GLEN ELLYN : DD240700/ / / 1.60
HVDI2: HARVARD : DD240700/ / / 0.13
JOLI2: JOLIET LOCK/DAM : DD240600/ 87 / 68 / 3.86
LNNI2: LA GRANGE : DD240600/ / / 2.57
WHTI2: LISLE MORTON ARB: DD240700/ 88 / 68 / 1.81
MANI2: MANHATTAN : DD240700/ / / 4.12
MHYI2: MCHENRY : DD240800/ 85 / 69 / 0.23
MOSI2: MORRIS : DD240800/ 91 / 69 / 4.94
MUNI2: MUNDELEIN : DD240700/ 85 / 69 / 0.47
NWKI2: NEWARK : DD240600/ / / 4.66
PEOI2: PEOTONE : DD240700/ / / 5.54
PNOI2: PLANO : DD240700/ / / 2.72
SGVI2: SPRING GROVE 2N : DD240700/ / / 0.08
SNWI2: STREAMWOOD : DD240700/ / / 2.72
SCKI2: ST CHARLES 7NW : DD240700/ / / 4.03
WLWI2: WILLOW SPRINGS : DD240700/ / / 2.12
WODI2: WOODSTOCK 5NW : DD240500/ / / 0.11
YOKI2: YORKVILLE 2SE : DD240700/ / / 3.12

LOCATION HIGH LOW PCPN
NORTHWEST ILLINOIS...
DXNI2: DIXON : DD240800/ / / 1.76
OREI2: OREGON : DD240800/ / / 0.83
PAWI2: PAW PAW : DD240700/ 71 / 68 / 1.94
RCHI2: ROCHELLE : DD240600/ 84 / 69 / 2.32
RSCI2: ROSCOE 2SE : DD240630/ / / 0.21
STWI2: STEWARD : DD240700/ / / 2.79

LOCATION HIGH LOW PCPN
EASTERN ILLINOIS...
BOUI2: BOURBONNAIS : DD240700/ / / 2.15
CHTI2: CHATSWORTH : DD240700/ / / 0.95
CWWI2: DWIGHT : DD240700/ / / 2.40
FRBI2: FAIRBURY : DD240700/ / / 0.43
KKEI2: KANKAKEE : DD240700/ 89 / 69 / 2.18
MFDI2: MILFORD : DD240800/ / / 0.04
PIPI2: PIPER CITY : DD240800/ / / 1.31
WATI2: WATSEKA : DD240700/ 90 / 68 / 0.08

OTHER ADDITIONAL SUPPLEMENTARY REPORTS
LOCATION PCPN
BATI2: BATAVIA : DD240600/ / / 3.16
BURI2: BURR RIDGE : DD240700/ / / 5.64
CNHI2: CHANNAHON : DD240700/ / / 5.24
CTYI2: COAL CITY 4NNW : DD240600/ / / 5.01
HEBI2: HEBRON : DD240700/ / / 0.07
HRSI2: HERSCHER : DD240700/ / / 1.27
PMJI2: JOLIET : DD240700/ / / 3.00
JLEI2: JOLIET : DD240700/ / / 3.35
JKJI2: JOLIET 2N : DD240700/ / / 3.43
LNDI2: LINDENHURST : DD240700/ / / 0.18
ROFI2: ROCKFORD 4NW : DD240700/ / / 0.21
SCHI2: ST CHARLES : DD240800/ / / 3.06
SHWI2: SHOREWOOD : DD240800/ / / 3.56
WCNI2: WAUCONDA : DD240700/ / / 0.35
WJWI2: WESTMONT : DD240700/ / / 2.26
WSKI2: WOODSTOCK : DD240700/ / / 0.18

:ID LOCATION HIGH LOW PCPN
ORD : CHICAGO-O'HARE : 87 / 69 / 2.15
MDW : CHICAGO-MIDWAY : 89 / 69 / 2.06
LOT : NWS ROMEOVILLE : 87 / 67 / 2.33
RFD : ROCKFORD : 85 / 70 / 0.73
DPA : WEST CHICAGO : 87 / 69 / 2.26
UGN : WAUKEGAN : 86 / 70 / 0.10
ARR : AURORA AIRPORT : M / M / M
PWK : WHEELING : 88 / 70 / 1.75
MLI : MOLINE : 86 / 68 / 1.51
BMI : BLOOMINGTON : 93 / 69 / 0.08
CMI : CHAMPAIGN : 93 / 69 / 0.00
DEC : DECATUR : 98 / 77 / 0.00
LWV : LAWRENCEVILLE : 102 / 71 / 0.00
ILX : NWS LINCOLN : 94 / 69 / 0.00
MTO : MATTOON : 97 / 79 / 0.00
PIA : PEORIA : 93 / 71 / 0.24
SPI : SPRINGFIELD : 94 / 71 / 0.00
CPS : CAHOKIA : 99 / 79 / 0.00
UIN : QUINCY : 95 / 68 / 0.05
MDH : CARBONDALE : 98 / 72 / 0.00


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