Large Tornadoes Hitting Illinois

1 posted on 04/20/2004 4:05:12 PM PDT by Cheetah1

Early reports are some damage...to houses

2 posted on 04/20/2004 4:05:37 PM PDT by Cheetah1

3 posted on 04/20/2004 4:11:29 PM PDT by BenLurkin (LESS government please, NOT more.)

To: Tiger500; SkyShot

4 posted on 04/20/2004 4:12:20 PM PDT by Thinkin' Gal

It's going to be a long two or three days.

5 posted on 04/20/2004 4:13:39 PM PDT by sully777 (Our descendants will be enslaved by political expediency and expenditure)

To: Thinkin' Gal

People better git on over to Soldier Field, quick!

From what I hear, there hasn't been a touchdown there in years!

Seriously, take care of yourselves up there.

6 posted on 04/20/2004 4:14:40 PM PDT by Howie66 ("America will never seek a permission slip to defend the security of our people.")

7 posted on 04/20/2004 4:16:05 PM PDT by threat matrix

Another link:

Regional radar

8 posted on 04/20/2004 4:18:00 PM PDT by reagan_fanatic (So you're a feminist - isn't that cute!)

9 posted on 04/20/2004 4:19:48 PM PDT by threat matrix

I understand there was one that thumped down in Indiana a little bit back. Overturned a couple of trucks on an interstate.

10 posted on 04/20/2004 4:26:22 PM PDT by curmudgeonII

So thats why my power went out.

11 posted on 04/20/2004 4:27:37 PM PDT by dts32041 ("Liberty is not America's gift to the world, it is God's gift to humanity" George W Bush 28 Jan 2003)

Boone County, Indiana reporting damage to houses.

Mean looking radars out of Illinois right now.

12 posted on 04/20/2004 4:51:05 PM PDT by Cheetah1

Just came up out of the basement, the power was only off about half an hour. Reports of a tornado as wide as two houses, with damage in Utica, Granville, Standard.

13 posted on 04/20/2004 4:59:12 PM PDT by MamaLucci (Libs, want answers on 911? Ask Clinton why he met with Monica more than with his CIA director.)

My brother went to standard to have taco's tonight haven't heard from him yet.

14 posted on 04/20/2004 5:01:14 PM PDT by dts32041 ("Liberty is not America's gift to the world, it is God's gift to humanity" George W Bush 28 Jan 2003)

New NASA Satellite Zooms in on Tornado Swath (caption below)

A number of severe thunder storms swept through the mid-Atlantic states on April 28, bringing high winds, hailstones, and heavy rains to many areas. The intense storms spawned at least two tornadoes, one of which was classified as an F5 tornado--the most severe category, with winds in excess of 260 miles per hour (425 km per hour). The powerful tornado touched down in southern Maryland and ripped through the town of La Plata, destroying most of the historic downtown. The twister--the strongest ever recorded to hit the state and perhaps the strongest ever recorded in the eastern U.S.--flattened everything in its path along a 24-mile (39 km) swath running west to east through the state.
The tornado's path can be seen clearly in this panchromatic image acquired on May 1 by the Advanced Land Imager (ALI), flying aboard NASA's EO-1 satellite. La Plata is situated toward the left hand side of this scene and the twister's swath is the bright stripe passing through the town and running eastward 6 miles (10 km) toward the Patuxent River beyond the righthand side of the image. This stripe is the result of the vegetation flattened by the storm. The flattened vegetation reflects more light than untouched vegetation.
EO-1 is the first Earth observing satellite launched as part of NASA's New Millennium Program. This program is designed to spearhead development and testing of a new generation of satellite remote sensing technologies for future Earth and space science missions. The ALI is designed to improve upon and extend the measurement heritage begun by the Landsat series of satellites well into the 21st Century

http://www.gsfc.nasa.gov/gsfc/earth/pictures/eo1/laplatatop.jpg

This from 2 years ago, but interesting.

15 posted on 04/20/2004 5:03:56 PM PDT by Lokibob (All typos and spelling errors are mine and copyrighted!!!!)

16 posted on 04/20/2004 5:04:11 PM PDT by MamaLucci (Libs, want answers on 911? Ask Clinton why he met with Monica more than with his CIA director.)

Just talked with him, he saw a building with the roof blown off in Granville.

The Cubs are winning, so everything is right with the world.

17 posted on 04/20/2004 5:08:31 PM PDT by dts32041 ("Liberty is not America's gift to the world, it is God's gift to humanity" George W Bush 28 Jan 2003)

To: Cheetah1; Lady Composer

This is exactly why I won't live in a house without a basement, even here in the northern suburbs. I grew up in north central Illinois and saw the sky turn green on a regular basis when I was a kid.

18 posted on 04/20/2004 5:11:33 PM PDT by NotJustAnotherPrettyFace (Michael <a href = "http://www.michaelmoore.com/" title="Miserable Failure">"Miserable Failure"</a>)

0705 PM TORNADO LA SALLE County
04/20/2004
LA SALLE IL AMATEUR RADIO REPORT TO NWS

DAMAGE REPORT 1 BUILDING COLLAPSED. MAJOR DAMAGE WITH
PEOPLE TRAPPED

19 posted on 04/20/2004 5:12:43 PM PDT by Cheetah1

Oh dear. Glad to hear you're safe. It looks like this one is coming right up I-55 right now.

20 posted on 04/20/2004 5:14:07 PM PDT by NotJustAnotherPrettyFace (Michael <a href = "http://www.michaelmoore.com/" title="Miserable Failure">"Miserable Failure"</a>)

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