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While the Tribune calls this a "shocking storm," we heard it was going to be hot and rainy all week. However, our friends at the Weather Channel have just reported that over at the Chicago Historical Society (1601 N. Clark), the windows were blown out from the wind and there are some injuries. We send a good thought to everyone there. They also report that there were wind speeds of 78 m.p.h. recorded at Wrigley Field.
Also, the tornado warning for Cook County has expired, but there are still severe thunderstorm warnings and flash flood warnings. Take care getting home, people.
Update: There was also a roof collapse that has injured 40 people. There is a photographer (Brad Reynolds) from the Weather Channel's Chicago Bureau on the phone right now and he is talking about his experience with the damage -- motorcycles turned over, tree branches everywhere. He is in Lakeview, east of Wrigley Field and he said that the damage happened very quickly.
Update: 190,000 are also without power throughout Chicagoland (this is all WC, people) and three of the people hurt at the Historical Society went to the hospital.
Update: Photo provided courtesy of Chicagoist writer Benjy Lipsman. You can find more here.
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Anyone heard the rumor that the brown line isn't running because of a tree on the tracks? If it's true, that might be good for people to know.
WC = Will County I assume? sorry I am tired - it has been a long day!
A friend of mine was stuck at Belmont for a little bit, but got off the brown line around 4:45, so it was running at that point.
i assume wc means weather channel but it was confusing to read
I just rode my bike up Clark from 400N to 4600N. Lots of blocks without power (near Wrigley) and lots and lots of trees (even one very large tree) snapped in half or completely uprooted (in the case of the large tree)
I think "shocking storm" was pretty accurate, actually. I work in the Tribune building, and I doubt any of us coming to work today expected to be ushered into the interior hallways in the middle of the afternoon.
I was outside a little earlier, walked through the neighborhoods from Belmont and Western to Roscoe and Ashland. Several big trees down. Saw three cars flattened by trees. The water was two to three inches deep in some parts of the streets and sidewalks. Many power lines down. Mostly I feared that I would be electrocuted as I dodged the downed tree branches around downed powerlines.
WC = weather channel. i referenced them earlier. sorry.
Also, the back wall of a building on Ashland at Diversey reportedly collapsed due to the weather.
not a "shocking storm", huh? just hot and rainy. oh, and 300,000 people without power.
in the Trib a caption for a photo of a fallen tree reads: "Downed trees were blocking trees and reportedly had caused dangerous gas leaks."
what a sad day for trees
We lost power at 3ish yesterday and haven't gotten it back-of course, we live right on Roscoe, which is the division of the grid. Which means we got to sit out front last night and look at the people across the street enjoying their lights and air conditioning :(
ComEd told us this morning power should be restored "within 72 hours". I'm thinking it's at least out thru next wednesday. The neighborhood is a disaster area, 2/3 of the streets are 100% blocked by downed trees, and Wellington is entirely flooded under the Metra viaduct (between Ashland and Damen).
Jocelyn, a cursory glance at the website, and you would have known that it is the Chicago History Museum, not the Historical Society, and hasn't been for almost a year.
Has ANYONE heard ANYTHING of the garage blowing up near or at WRIGLEY FIELD?? PLEASE LET ME KNOW, I had A VERY close friend's family member get SEVERELY INJURED !!!!
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