The second round of storms for today has just moved through (the above pics were taken this morning looking north towards Navy Pier) and another round is right behind it. This got us wondering about tornadoes downtown. Last month, our pal Amy Freeze warned us of the possibility and we dug back into our archives for this old Ask Chicagoist post. And, just FYI, the northeast Illinois area is under a Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 3 p.m. while northwest Indiana is under a Tornado Watch until 7 p.m. (EDT). (Thanks, Lauren!)




I am not familiar with this "Nacy Pier" you speak of, but those photos were pretty clearly taken from near Shedd Aquarium.
a few typos quickly corrected.
apologies for snarky pedantry
heh, no worries, just rushed without proof-reading. oops!
amazing photos!