It has been awhile since our last update here at Transitweather. Well we have good reason: first off our team has been taking classes and going to NWS seminars. The other big project going on at Transitweather is some major improvements on the website. We are currently working on the new 2008 theme and finishing off our photo gallery and video archives. These new improvements will increase the interaction and features of Transitweather using some great new technologies like ASP.NET AJAX and Microsoft Silverlight. Some items on the new site will require the Microsoft Silverlight plugin to be installed. The nice part is that it's free and very quick and easy to install at less than 1 mb. Another improvement many of our team members are working towards this year is some new photography equipment so they can capture more quality photographs for Transitweather.

The only bad news i have right now is that we don't have any severe storms in the forecast yet and we don't have a confirmed date for the new theme's release. Although it will be posted as soon as we have a set date.

After last weeks winter storm that left much of Northern Illinois and the Chicago-land coated with several inches of snow; we got more ice, sleet and snow on Sunday evening. The snow came just in time to snarl commuters that ventured out for the Superbowl. IDOT reported several highways across Illinois as dangerous levels of ice and snow cover. One of our very own members had the enjoyment of driving highway 39 up to Rockford, IL from Bloomington, IL. He reported the road conditions as extremely icey and slow moving. They pasted 20+ vehicles ditched along the highway.

If last weeks storm and Sunday's random outburst wasn't enough; we have more on the way. Possibly a lot more. Today we expect rain and fog in the area, but going throughout the day tomorrow me can expect the rain to turn over to snow.

 

At the request of many emails we have received reguarding more information of the recent severe weather outbreak on January 7, 2008 our (TW-WDT) Web Development Team, our gallery is under construction which will feature photos and videos of both this recent weather event as well as past chases and photos. Further information will be available as this project is under development.

Welcome to Transitweather.com!

Welcome to Transitweather.com! Transitweather is an elite group of weather enthusiasts dedicated to tracking weather events in Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin. Formed in February 2001 under a former alias, TransitWeather.com quickly grew into a reliable entity. From photography to the broadcast and even the redistribution of weather information you can always count on weather as our promary focus. As always Transitweather is open to ideas and activities with other like-minded groups or individuals. Also if you have an organization and would a link on our site please feel free to email us at tw@transitweather.com 

Enjoy your visit and check back to see the latest changes.