June 11th Tornado Storm System - Touchdown confirmed

[The Stranger]

A large storm system has formed in the Midwest over Illinois and Iowa. There have already been 5 tornado warnings and a tornado emergency issued.

Large wedge tornado has touched down in central Illinois, headed towards the populated town of Toluca. Debris has been recorded on radar as high as 21,000ft.

Source: https://x.com/Kentucky_WX/status/2065192083921543679

Live coverage from Max Velocity: https://www.youtube.com/live/42fv4JVWWTo

 

[Fishnumm]

im with the europeans about tornados why live where they happen lol

 

[The Stranger]

A second tornado has struck the plains

 

[The Stranger]

The tornado warnings are supposed to stay active for another 3-4 hours, by the way

 

[Suburban Bastard]

Make sure to run up and give it a hug so you travel to Oz

 

[FatalTater]

Ryan Hall live

 

[The Stranger]

Another potential tornado has been spotted and is heading straight for Streator which has about 12,000 people


Edit: a SEPARATE tornado has TOUCHED DOWN south of Streator and moving into the town

 

[MA5B]

im with the europeans about tornados why live where they happen lol

Tornado alley also happens to be some of the best farmland in the entire world.

 

[Pierre D'Olnique]

i got nothing interesting or relevant to say it's simply been a while since an opportunity to make one of these has presented itself

 

[The Stranger]

Huge tornado forming west of Kenosha WI, over 100,000 people live in this area


Picture of the storm-front moving into Kenosha:

 

[The Stranger]

Big ass cone just touched down between Dwight and Reddick IL


It's growing as it's heading towards Reddick

 

[Daddy's Little Kitten]

Isn't this like normal?

 

[FatalTater]

Will it hit Chicago?
Like, can it hit Chicago? Just a little, as a treat?

 

[WhoBusTank69]

Isn't this like normal?

It feels like every year that weather happens it's the most horrible thing ever.

 

[DapperShark]

We have a severe weather thread: https://kiwifarms.st/threads/severe-weather-outbreaks.190133/

 

[The Stranger]

Will it hit Chicago?
Like, can it hit Chicago? Just a little, as a treat?

There are a ton of thuderstorms southwest of Chicago that could spawn a tornado

 

[Honka Honka Burning Love]

It feels like every year that weather happens it's the most horrible thing ever.

Today : "SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IN YOUR AREA"
Me 5 hours later : "Wait wasn't it supposed to Thunder and Rain?"

 

[The Stranger]

Brick houses torn apart in Streator

 

[The Stranger]

Clip of the 'nader that hit Streator, thing thing is gnarly

Source: https://x.com/nse_wx/status/2065209994169978949

 

[Mr. Racewar1488]

Respect for @The Stranger , dude's the tornado version of my HAPPENING postings.