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Break Out The Duct Tape: "Great Lakes Cyclone" Coming

By Chuck Sudo in News on Oct 25, 2010 7:00PM

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The weather has really cleared up and been agreeable today after last night's sturm und drang. Apparently this is the intermezzo.

The storms predicted to hit the area tomorrow morning are supposed to be the worst in 70 years, according to CBS2. They're actually calling it a "Great Lakes Cyclone," which seems a bit of an overstatement, and inaccurate (a "Great Lakes Cyclone" sounds like a carnival ride for teenagers engaging in heavy petting). They're predicting the storms to be at their worst during the morning rush. If this actually happens, "expect delays" may be an understatement.

The storms supposedly will be followed by severe winds, possibly gusting up to 60 MPH. Not a good day to fly a kite, people.