Whoa! Looking out a window in Peoria, IL as a tornado bears down:

[Are_grits_groceries]

@MeredithFrost: Eyewitness view of the tornado that struck, in Peoria, IL (Photo: Anthony Khoury via @JamesGhareeb) http://t.co/PFmoibimxm

Washington, IL:


Pekin, IL


Jeebus!

[Siwsan]

1. Today??? Holy Bovine!

I was just checking the storms, on weatherunderground. There is a nasty looking line of storms approaching Michigan, from the west.

[Are_grits_groceries]

3. As I post. It's twitter so lag time is small. nt

[Siwsan]

6. Best thoughts and hopes winging out to my Illinois neighbors!

I never EVER remember this kind of weather, in the middle of November!

[questionseverything]

14. i think the 2nd pic is washington

channel 10 has had good coverage

be safe!

[Siwsan]

16. I just checked the forecast model for Flint - could get rough at around 6

Although these forecast maps do change from hour to hour. None the less, I'm doing the storm prep I usually do in the Spring.

[bvar22]

15. The Bears game had to be interrupted for Weather.

Weather Radar looks nasty for the Chicago/Michigan area for the rest of today.


Moving Steadily ENE

[Vashta Nerada]

4. Holy cow!

[MineralMan]

5. Yikes!

Nasty, nasty weather. I hope everyone is OK.

[SheilaT]

7. Are nearby TV stations covering?

[Are_grits_groceries]

8. Don't know. NFL Red Zone has stadium's radar showing some maps.

Following on Twitter.

[Skidmore]

9. That second picture looks like Parkerburg, Iowa, did a couple of years ago.

It was terrible.

We've had lots of winds blow through here in Iowa today but nothing tornadic. I think we are a the edge of the zone of risk for such weather.

Stay safe.

[B2G]

10. Oh shit. My mom lives in Peoria.

Calling now.

[calimary]

23. Is she okay?

Please let us know!

[B2G]

24. She is. Thank you!

Friends in Washington are fine too but the whole community is shaken.

[lpbk2713]

11. Just looking at the pic scares me.

My thoughts are with everyone in its path.

[B2G]

12. Is that a hail ball in the window?? nt

[HereSince1628]

13. Terrible,

Mid-November and families looking at going into winter with THAT done to their homes!

That's just terrible.

[AndyA]

17. Not good.

Stay safe, everyone. Been through this more times than I can count (live in Oklahoma). Don't take chances, these things are unpredictable!

[malaise]

18. Damn!

Stay safe DUers

[uppityperson]

19. Oh man. Thank you for the photos and oh man.

[Martin Eden]

20. The worst of the storm passed just east of my home in Downers Grove, IL

Downers Grove is a western suburb of Chicago. We had some high winds and heavy rain with hail, but no devastation to compare with the pics in the OP. It was freakishly warm this morning, then the temps dropped when the storm hit. It's nice out now by me, partly sunny.

I've been watching the coverage since the Bears game was delayed in the first quarter, set to resume ~2:30 Central (about a 2 hour delay). They pulled the players from the field and evacuated the stands.

[Gman]

21. And teeshirts and shorts in Peoria in mid-November

which is a lot of the reason for these storms.

Strange weather these days.

[calimary]

22. Shit. My boys were performing in Springfield IL last night and they're in Sauget IL

tonight. HANG ON TIGHT, EVERYBODY!!!!!