Brief tornado surprises residents in Joliet area
From uprooted trees and toppled fences, to funnel clouds over open fields, we're learning more about Monday's storms and the damage they left.
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From uprooted trees and toppled fences, to funnel clouds over open fields, we're learning more about Monday's storms and the damage they left.
CBS 2 Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon has the 5 p.m. forecast for Jan. 3, 2023.
"It's interesting, but definitely better than when it's freezing outside."
Dec. 23 was "the worst day of the entire year for cancellations," said Scott Keyes, the founder of Scott's Cheap Flights.
"Some of them don't have family around here," Julian Jemison said. "So I hope those people have some type of blessing."
As dangerously frigid temperatures and conditions arrive this week, airlines want people heading for the airports to plan ahead
"Even though I'm a millennial, in recent years, I have been writing down everything on a list of things I need. And I actually got everything that I needed."
The utility company isn't concerned about heavy snow and ice, but the high winds that could bring down power lines.
Residents said from the inside it sounded like a plane was about to land on top of the building.
Winds were estimated at 80 mph.
High winds also made for some dicey landings as planes coming in for a landing were tossed around quite a bit at O'Hare International Airport Saturday.
According to a tweet from Metra Electric, service was halted near 79th Street in South Chicago due to high winds around 5 p.m.
It made landfall over southwestern Florida as a major Category 4 hurricane and, while downgraded, was still packing a powerful punch overnight.
If you need air conditioning, these six centers are open to keep you cool during the heat.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms are likely through the midevening hours.
A rare northern Michigan tornado tore through a small community, killing at least one person.
It's time to talk about tornadoes.
Severe weather caused damage in parts of the Chicago area Saturday night.
As strong storms cross the Chicago area, airlines are reporting flight cancellations and delays at O'Hare and Midway airports.
Severe storms passed through the Chicago area Saturday afternoon, leaving more than 900 ComEd customers without power.
It's a WEATHER ALERT day for the possibility of severe storms in the late afternoon.
Patchy rain tonight with lows in the low 50s. A Weather Alert will be in place for Saturday due to the threat of strong to severe thunderstorms.
This tornado was spotted Andover, Kansas, about 14 miles east of Wichita -- and it's part of the same system headed for our area on Saturday. CBS 2 Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon has a check of your First Alert Weather.
Showers increase after midnight with moderate rain at times.
Damaging winds are the primary threat, but isolated tornadoes cannot be ruled out.
