
2018
Storm Chases and other events we documented in 2018


February 9-11 2018
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Feb 9 - 5.3"
Feb 10 - 3.3"
Feb 11 - 3"
Winter Storm Warning / / strong winds
- Erik


May 14 2018
A severe thunderstorm watch is up till 10pm, but one lonely cell gives off a decent lightning show near marengo... there is just one thing off about it... the rotating feature on the back.
nothing is warned on the cell and nothing touches down...
Severe Thunderstorm Watch / no hail / rotation
- Erik





August 1 2018
Story of the day, SLOW MOVING NON SEVERE CELLS.
yeah got a few pics of some of these cells hanging around the boone/mchenry border
no Warning / no hail / __
- Erik






August 5 2018
Hanging out between Dekalb and Kane co ahead of a line of storms but the storms fizzled out but not before giving me some lightning to watch.
no Warning / no hail / lightning
- Erik

August 5 2018
Hanging out between Dekalb and Kane co ahead of a line of storms but the storms fizzled out but not before giving me some lightning to watch.
no Warning / no hail / lightning
- Erik




September 2 2018
Lightning lightning lightning!!!! This was the event of the yr for us here in n. il. round and rounds of slow moving lightning shooters kept a lot of folks awake at night.
no Warning / no hail / lightning
- Erik




September 25 2018
While positioning for a strong section of storms approaching, Erik sets up in the northern dekalb and kane area gets the strong end of the cells with plenty of strong winds and small hail.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning / pea hail / strong winds
- Erik





October 2 2018
One cell tries to go cellular and develops a couplet, yet it goes outflow dominant and fades in the line... sigh
no Warning / no hail / --
- Erik