Severe Thunderstorm in Chicago - August 4, 2008

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This is the second round of severe thunderstorms that hit the Chicago area on Monday, August 4, 2008. The first round, which occurred 3 hours earlier around 8pm, triggered a tornado siren in the city of Chicago and produced 5 confirmed tornadoes in the Chicagoland & NW Indiana region.

The following are preliminary reports that I grabbed during the time of the storm. To get the latest reports (which include confirmation of tornadoes after NWS went out to survey storm damage), go to:



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Local Storm Report from the National Weather Service:

08/05/2008 1203 AM
Cicero, Cook County.
Hail e0.75 inch, reported by trained spotter.
Penny sized hail reported.


08/04/2008 1139 PM
Itasca, DuPage County.
Water covering roads. Standing water 1 foot deep in yards.


08/04/2008 1110 PM
Evanston, Cook County.
Flood, reported by trained spotter.
Rainfall 2 inches. Heavy rain ongoing with yards flooded.


08/04/2008 1055 PM
Morton Grove, Cook County.
Hail e0.75 inch, reported by trained spotter.
Penny sized hail.


08/04/2008 1025 PM
Palatine, Cook County.
Hail m0.88 inch, reported by trained spotter.
Near Route 83 and Dundee.


08/04/2008 1014 PM
Tinley Park, Cook County.
Flood, reported by trained spotter.
Report of 3.5 feet of standing water at 171st St. and Harlem Ave.


08/04/2008 0828 PM
Griffith, Indiana.
Wide spread damage across town. Tornado.


08/04/2008 0825 PM
Bolingbrook, Will County.
Half dozen homes received significant damage near Boughton Road and King.


08/04/2008 0807 PM
Midlothian, Cook County.
Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by trained spotter.
Half dozen 18-24 inch trees snapped near 147th and Cicero.


08/04/2008 0805 PM
Franklin Park, Cook County.
Funnel cloud, reported by law enforcement.


08/04/2008 0801 PM
Elmhurst, DuPage County.
Tornado on ground.


08/04/2008 0800 PM
Franklin Park, Cook County.
Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by trained spotter.
Numerous trees down on Mannheim Road between Belmont and Addison roads.


08/04/2008 0750 PM
Glen Ellyn, DuPage County.
Apartments damaged along a 2 mile stretch from Gary Ave. to Glen Ellyn Road. Fire Department declared them non-habitable.

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numbing numbered numerous Comments:
corgigirl97 (November 27, 2008 at 4:21 am)
very good video my dad lives in cicero, and he said that he saw like grills and like stuff flying around outside. and i think u recorded it on aug.5 or 4th, but my dog's is the 5th
dutchtrainmanserie22 (November 24, 2008 at 3:40 pm)
Awesome severe thunderstorm. thunderstorms in America heavy-er than in Europe.
Dac719 (November 14, 2008 at 12:41 pm)
I think I heard a train somewhere around 2:30 into the film. How can trains be operating during a severe thunderstorm like this?
undergroundhousecom (November 14, 2008 at 7:23 pm)
Yup, that's a train blowing its horn. They do that every day, rain or shine.
nsgevo89 (November 15, 2008 at 2:56 pm)
I heard one too. I guess they figure that Chicago gets so many storms that they can handle it.
undergroundhousecom (November 12, 2008 at 3:30 am)
Thanks! I used a tripod.
geofftek (October 31, 2008 at 9:00 pm)
thats 1min 30s into the clip.
geofftek (October 31, 2008 at 8:58 pm)
did anyone spot the ufo at 1:30 darting from middle right of the screen.
undergroundhousecom (November 12, 2008 at 3:30 am)
I don't see it. It could just be raindrops on the window.
SoFiArOx4eVa2 (October 29, 2008 at 10:28 am)
dude, i was @ my friend's house. then my dad picked my up and wen i got home the sirens went off. i was rlly scared