Today has been a day of weather hell and devastation from tornadoes..

And as these things usually are, living through weather history is not an enjoyable experience, stay safe and be aware that more weather tonight is likely..

Heads up for the Mid-Mississippi & Ohio Valleys and southern Great Lakes Region: Today may be filled with violent, severe weather

The National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center has issued an extremely serious “Particularly Dangerous Situation” alert for an extremely violent…

It’s mid November. It will feel like mid-spring—and the skies above will be just as confused.. it’s not severe weather season but today will be severe in some places. 

The threats in this area today include:

-Several intense tornadoes likely
-Several large hail events likely with a few very large hail events to 2” in diameter possible
-Several damaging wind gusts with a few significant gusts to 80mph possible.

That is strong wind.. and that severe weather.. And it is a dangerous situation brewing—hopefully one that will not happen as the NOAA predicts.

Here are the latest warnings nationwide.

And keep in mind that major areas like Chicago and Indianapolis are facing tornado threats today.

Accuweather is running an up to the minute live blog on the weather conditions.

Stay tuned. Be safe.

Be alert.

And as always, be prepared as best you can..

Heads up for the Mid-Mississippi & Ohio Valleys and southern Great Lakes Region: Today may be filled with violent, severe weather

Boy, 9, shot while riding with mother: 'Mommy, I'm shot'

Police believe a 9-year-old boy was shot by a gunman who had been aiming at his mother’s boyfriend as they drove on the South Side.

Stories like this do nothing but make me sick… totally sick, and frustrated with the inhumanity people harbor..

Boy, 9, shot while riding with mother: 'Mommy, I'm shot'

expandinghorizonsss:

i was really hoping this was fake but its not

Amazing sinkhole video from
Chicago.. This is not fake, it’s real. But notice the cop in the background who seems to have virtually no reaction during the video. That part at least made me chuckle. The rest sure didn’t.

We’re on shaky ground..
A person is in the hospital after a sinkhole opened in Chicago in the early AM hours and quickly grew.

Latest reports also indicate there are three cars already swallowed up by it..

Quick Chicago update

Welcome to Chicago, 2012..

NATO goes to the police state, Chicago ‘12: Mayor Emanuel authorizes ‘new normal’ of social control in Windy City..

Police van rolls through protesters..

Chicago 2012

Chicago 2012

Chicago 2012

Occupy livestreamers detained at gunpoint by police in Chicago

But..

The police never explained why the men were being detained but handcuffed and interrogated them, searched their car, repeatedly slammed one of their computer hard drives against the car floor, and attempted to delete their footage of the incident before it could be archived at Ustream

But it was too late. The attempt to delete the footage … well, it appears it did not work.

Occupy livestreamers detained at gunpoint by police in Chicago

When NATO comes to town: Lockdown being planned for NATO summit in Chicago.. plans to shut down roads.. changes to public transportation routes expected..

When NATO comes to town: Lockdown being planned for NATO summit in Chicago.. plans to shut down roads.. changes to public transportation routes expected..

The beat goes on: 

Lollapalooza day two: Eminem rules..
Coldplay performs new song..

Hundreds of thousands could be without power in Chicago for days

Hundreds of thousands could be without power in Chicago for days

It’s not the 4th of July, but it’s Saturday. Go to the park.

Have fun.

Chicago — Saturday

Hunkering down: Chicago’s deserted streets..

It's going to be a long week

 
While I am not a typical ‘run to the store to get bread and milk!’ excitable kind of guy, the latest weather forecasts coming out from various model runs are giving me cause for concern.. A major winter storm, with blizzard conditions possible in many areas, and an nasty ice storm in others, is forcing me to evaluate and .. perhaps get to the store for a 2 to 3 day haul of food. Just in case.

It may be good to do if you’re in any of the areas tonight on this National Weather Service warning map in the blue or pink colors…Which is a vast and expansive part of the United States of America.