Bob Waszak | Veteran Storm Chaser, Forecaster, Weather Enthusiast that will keep you ahead of weather in & around Northern Illinois. DM me for photo/video usage

Somonauk, IL
Joined November 2014
**Not for Broadcast** Very close preview video of the tornado that lasted 10+ minutes near Creston Illinois around 5:45pm. #ilwx @NWSChicago
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I probably bitch so much about this change but living on the far eastern edge of the central time zone makes this awful.
Hope all you psycho whack jobs are happy about this. Enjoy midnight at 6 PM. 🫠
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Vikings might be the worst 6-0 team I've ever seen. Truly getting the Ws because of their defense and a little luck. #ilwx
The final undefeated team. The Minnesota Vikings.
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Happy super El-Nino weather pattern. #ilwx
No significant shots of cold air anytime soon. Average high & low temperatures are dropping so this isn’t as bad as it looks, but this will no doubt lead to widespread 80s across the South entering November. Happens every year but still stinks.
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We will be monitoring the beginning of November for a potential severe weather risk across Illinois. All hazards could be possible. #ilwx
Starting to see signals for active severe weather around the first week of November in the middle part of the country. Worth watching!
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Ah yes, the annual cold front that ruins Halloween is on schedule this year it appears. #ilwx
ECMWF 00z from this AM doing well with seeing not only one but TWO cold shots through the first week of November. Expect a roller coast for this time period in terms of temperatures! You can compare this with other models on the same run by using the comparison tool in @SynopticWX 👀
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For late October, we are far behind for leave color and drop for the norm in northern Illinois. A few maples and honeylocus have dropped but that's it. Oaks, most maples, and sycamores are holding up with little to no color with the wet fall and very warm temps. #ilwx
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Ya winter is the worst time of the year and nobody can change my mind. Literally stupid
This is another one of those niche benefits to Gulf Florida that no one talks about - the sun doesn’t set at 4:30pm in the winter
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Illinois is the only true core Midwest state and I'll die on that hill. Everyone else has characteristics that are apart of a different territory.
This is a very fair ranking of Midwestern states.
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cold weather is the definition of hell #ilwx
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#SPC issues Day 1 Marginal Convective Risk at Oct 16, 0:49z for ILX spc.noaa.gov/products/outloo…
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#SPC issues MCD 2380 concerning SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH POSSIBLE [watch prob: 40%] [Most Prob: Tornado: 85-110 MPH, Gust: 55-70 MPH]: FAR SOUTHEASTERN ILLINOIS INTO SOUTHERN INDIANA spc.noaa.gov/products/md/202…
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ILX issues Severe Thunderstorm Warning [tornado: POSSIBLE, wind: 60 MPH (RADAR INDICATED), hail: <.75 IN (RADAR INDICATED)] for Lawrence [IL] till 6:30 PM CDT mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/vt…
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ILX issues Severe Thunderstorm Warning [tornado: POSSIBLE, wind: 60 MPH (RADAR INDICATED), hail: <.75 IN (RADAR INDICATED)] for Lawrence [IL] till 6:30 PM CDT mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/vt…
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#SPC issues MCD 2379 concerning SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH UNLIKELY [watch prob: 20%] [Most Prob: Tornado: UP TO 90 MPH, Gust: UP TO 60 MPH]: SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST INDIANA spc.noaa.gov/products/md/202…
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#SPC issues Day 1 Marginal Convective Risk at Oct 15, 19:57z for LOT spc.noaa.gov/products/outloo…
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#SPC issues Day 1 Slight Convective Risk at Oct 15, 19:57z for ILX spc.noaa.gov/products/outloo…
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top 5 worst weather days of the year today for northern Illinois. #ilwx
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#SPC issues Day 1 Slight Convective Risk at Oct 15, 16:55z for ILX spc.noaa.gov/products/outloo…
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#SPC issues Day 1 Marginal Convective Risk at Oct 15, 16:55z for LOT spc.noaa.gov/products/outloo…
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#SPC issues Day 1 Slight Convective Risk at Oct 15, 16:49z for ILX spc.noaa.gov/products/outloo…
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