ChiWx378

Chicago area meteorologist and dog dad to the best dog ever! All views expressed are my own.

[Ethan Mok @Emokwx]

4 years ago today, a monstrous supercell exploded like a nuke over Chicagoland. This storm exceeded 65K feet in height and caused damage to much of the CHI metro, dropping a few weak tornadoes. If shear was better, a tornado disaster may have transpired #ilwx

[ChiWx378 @WeatherIzzi]

@Emokwx Yep. I can’t recall exactly how cold, but I recall ORD gusting like 70 mph from the east and it was ridiculously cold in comparison to the air mass west of the lake breeze/outflow.

[ChiWx378 @WeatherIzzi]

@Emokwx I think the still cold lake and marine air mass getting sucked into this supercell also proved detrimental to tornado genesis that day. A similar setup in August might have turned out differently…

[N IL Severe Weather 🌪️ @NILSevereWX]

Crazy footage sent to us of the Dwight #tornado touching down yesterday around 626pm! #ilwx

🎥 Special thanks to Michael Browning for allowing us to share this incredible video with our community! Shared through our Facebook: https://t.co/aPV5ISImuy

[Lincoln Hauser @Lincoln_Wx]

You (left) vs the guy she tells you not to worry about (right), Illinois edition

[Jay Ashe @JTA112Wx]

Twins north of Kouts Indiana! @ReedTimmerUSA @spann #INwx #tornado

[Ace @Ace_chicago]

Whoa! 😲

[ChiWx378 @WeatherIzzi]

@gabecox @skydrama If you're willing to share your video with locations of the tornadoes with @NWSChicago we would greatly appreciate it. You can tweet us or email: [email protected] This would be a huge help in the daunting task of surveying we have ahead of us.

[ChiWx378 @WeatherIzzi]

@heyFATabbot Thank you! @NWSChicago

[ChiWx378 @WeatherIzzi]

Me waiting for the 06z SWODY1 so I can go to bed already!

[ChiWx378 @WeatherIzzi]

@NorthILWX 👀

[ChiWx378 @WeatherIzzi]

I'm confused by what's happened in the Southwest. How is it that as you go west from central New Mexico into northern AZ the number of counties decreases as you get farther from the Mississippi River...😕

[Vintage Maps @vintagemapstore]

How many counties are between every US county and the Mississippi River

[Brandon @Brandon_RTWX]

Supercell west of Goodland, KS ~4:10-4:20 pm MDT on Monday June 01, 2026. View toward the W-WNW. Gobs of mammatus. #kswx #cowx #newx

[ChiWx378 @WeatherIzzi]

What’s the over under on the Atlantic having fewer named storms than the central Pacific this year?

[Andy Hazelton @AndyHazelton]

This CanSips forecast is arguably the most hostile climate model forecast I have ever seen for peak season in the Atlantic this year. Dry anomalies all across the basin and high pressure dominant across the Caribbean, Gulf, and much of the Central MDR.

[ChiWx378 @WeatherIzzi]

@Ace_chicago That I-57 canvass that almost got stuck in started a little before 4 pm. I got back on at 111th at 401 pm and could see them canvassing in my rear view mirror.

[Nate Silver @NateSilver538]

Well it might be how she behaved if she were desperately trying to hang on to her family's fading grip on power. She was either lying then or now, but there was more at stake then.

[ChiWx378 @WeatherIzzi]

@abluecanary Yep, was able to piece it together listening to Z7 and CW1, but that mess is on Event 1, so not many details. Thanks!

[ChiWx378 @WeatherIzzi]

Ton of CPD racing up I-55 onto Lakeshore Dr...another teen trend? #chicagoscanner