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(3:00PM Tues - 3/1/22) This week is severe weather preparedness week for Illinois. We are once again at that time of year where focus will eventually begin to shift from wintry weather to severe weather. This is a good time to review all home/vehicle/personal/pet preparedness/safety, as well as ensure you have a working weather radio for your home.
We have put together a page with several useful links, which can be accessed from the link below. From extreme heat to flooding to tornadoes...We have included preparedness/safety tips for you and your home, as well as some helpful tips for your pets. Illinois Storm Chasers Severe Weather Info/Preparedness Page (Click) Additionally, the NWS has also put together pages with severe weather info and preparedness. NWS Severe Weather Info/Preparedness Pages (Click) 
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(10:30PM - 11/21/20) This week is winter weather preparedness week in Illinois. While portions of the state have already seen the first flakes of snow this season, there has yet to be a significant accumulating snow event or extreme cold... So now is the time to be prepared for the long haul of winter that will be soon upon us. This is a good time to review all home/vehicle/personal/pet preparedness and safety.
We have put together a page with several useful links, which can be accessed from the link below. From school closings, to preparedness/safety tips for your home and vehicle, to helpful tips for your pets...we have you covered. https://www.illinoisstormchasers.com/illinois-winter-weather-info.html 
JP
(8:45PM - 11/6/21) Daylight savings time ends tonight at 2AM Nov 7th, when we push clocks back 1 hour.
This is a good time to... -Check and replace the batteries in your smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors and weather radio. -Review and check your home weather and safety preparedness plans and kits. -Check your vehicle weather and safety preparedness kits. 
JP
(10:30PM - 11/21/20) This week is winter weather preparedness week for Illinois. While portions of the state have already seen the first flakes of the season, there has yet to be a significant accumulating snow event or extreme cold...So now is the time to be prepared for the long haul of winter that will be soon upon us. This is a good time to review all home/vehicle/personal/pet preparedness and safety.
We have put together a page with several useful links, which can be accessed from the link below. From school closings, to preparedness/safety tips for your home and vehicle, to helpful tips for your pets...we have you covered. https://www.illinoisstormchasers.com/illinois-winter-weather-info.html 
JP
(3:30PM - 3/2/20) This week is severe weather preparedness week for Illinois. We are once again at that time of year where focus will eventually begin to shift from wintry weather to severe weather. This is a good time to review all home/vehicle/personal/pet preparedness/safety.
We have put together a page with several useful links, which can be accessed from the link below. From extreme heat to flooding to tornadoes...We have included preparedness/safety tips for you and your home, as well as some helpful tips for your pets. https://www.illinoisstormchasers.com/illinois-severe-weather-info.html 
(5:00PM - 11/21/19) The Alpha Monocerotid meteor shower is expected tonight, also known as the "Unicorn" meteor shower. This event has quickly gained media and public attention across the county. However, upon further review by Bill Cooke, a NASA researcher, this meteor shower will only be lower end and only partially visible for half of the US...which being much more pronounced across the Atlantic. More information from Bill Cooke can be found at the following link...
https://blogs.nasa.gov/Watch_the_Skies/2019/11/19/about-the-upcoming-maybe-alpha-monocerotid-meteor-shower-outburst/ With that said, Illinois will already be on the lower end of the spectrum for meteor shower potential. On top of that, with a series of storm systems moving through the region, cloud cover will prevent any viewing across much of the state tonight.
JP
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(1:30PM - 11/19/19) This week is winter weather preparedness week for Illinois. This might seem a bit late given much of the state has already received accumulating snow and cold temperatures the past several weeks, but now is the time to be prepared for the long haul of winter that will be soon upon us. This is a good time to review all home/vehicle/personal/pet preparedness/safety.
We have put together a page with several useful links, which can be accessed from the link below. From school closings, to preparedness/safety tips for your home and vehicle, to helpful tips for your pets...we have you covered. https://www.illinoisstormchasers.com/illinois-winter-weather-info.html
JP
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(12:00PM - 11/2/19) It's that time of year again...Time to push the clocks back 1 hour at 2AM tonight. Gaining an hour of sleep tonight will be nice for some. However, having to get used to the time change can be hard for some, especially since it will be getting darker earlier in the evening. It's also another sign that the holidays and winter are around the corner! This is also a good time ti check batteries in your smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors and weather radios.
JP
Please consider becoming a Patreon as a way to say thanks and support us for what we do! www.patreon.com/user?u=16598980 To receive text alerts via our in-telligent groups text ISC to 833-369-3800  Radar image of Hurricane Dorain as of 10:30AM.
(11:50AM - 9/1/19) While relatively quiet weather is being seen across Illinois, most attention for the country has been focused on what is now Major Category 5 Hurricane Dorian.
Hurricane Dorian was upgraded to a category 5 hurricane earlier this morning. As of 11:50AM, Dorian currently features a minimum pressure of 911MB, sustained winds of 185MPH with gusts to 220MPH. Rapid intensification has been occurring this morning, as the eye of the hurricane approached the Bahamas. As of this post, Hurricane Dorain has made landfall at Elbow Cay, Bahamas. This makes Dorain tied for the strongest hurricane on record (wind wise) to make a landfall in the Atlantic basin, as well as the 6th strongest hurricane on record pressure wise to make a landfall. Dorain is also among the strongest hurricanes on record for the Atlantic basin overall, now tied with three other storms for having the 2nd highest winds on record...as well as being just outside of the top 10 hurricanes with the strongest minimum pressure on record. The storm will make a direct hit to Abaco Island and Grand Bahama today, bringing a combination of 185MPH winds, storm surge of 18-23', waves of 20-30' and 12-24" of rain. This will lead to destructive and catastrophic damage for these areas.  Microwave loop of Dorian from this morning.
Beyond the Bahamas, Dorian is expected to curve to the north and the northeast, as it runs along the periphery of the Florida, Georgia and South Carolina coast. Along this track, it will bring some significant impacts to the coastline including; high winds, high surge, high waves and heavy/flooding rains. Fortunately, the absence of a direct landfall across these areas will help prevent more catastrophic and destructive impacts. Towards the end of the week, it is possible Dorain could come close, if not make landfall, in South Carolina or Northern Carolina. This still far out, and changes are likely at this distance.
Below is the latest NHC forecast for Hurricane Dorain.
JP
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Southwest Illinois had a pretty neat little mesoscale feature pass through this morning - a wake low. Right before 3am we had a significant pressure drop of about 7mb over the course of 15 minutes with 5mb falling in 1 minute (which is highlighted in the graph below from my weather station). That was quickly followed by strong wind gusts - I peaked at 36mph here at the house but I've seen reports of 60mph just across the river in Missouri. 
So what is a wake low and what caused it to happen? A wake low is an area of lower pressure that we typically see on the backside of a squall line or in stratiform rain (much like we got this morning as you can see in the radar screenshot below). It appears as though the rain-cooled air built up a small region of higher pressure (several millibars higher than the surrounding air) as it moved through the area creating a strong pressure gradient over a short distance. Since nature is always working to be in equilibrium, that sharp of a pressure gradient is unsustainable. Eventually, this pressure bubble 'burst' in and when it did, it sent out a rush of strong winds that prompted numerous damage and high wind reports across the St. Louis metro and southwestern IL.
If you have any questions, inquiries or suggestions, feel free to shoot us a message! We'll be happy to help. - Billy
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