Holy Guacamole! 40-50 MPH Winds, Gusts to 60!!!!

[chiburb]

And I'm NOT describing the Repug Senate Marathon.

Chicago is living up to its Windy City nickname tonight, with power lines and trees down, 46,000 homes and businesses without power, 25 foot waves on Lake Michigan (!) and this continues 'till 11:00 pm.

I saw a woman get knocked over (literally) Downtown tonight, and saw street lamps blown over.

Wow!

[flamingyouth]

1. Thunder & lightning over LA tonight

I think the storm seems to be centered over this house in Glendale!

[UrbScotty]

2. Yeah, 30-40 MPH here in Grand Rapids

And guess what thety're predicting?

Hint: It starts with S.

[jayfish]

17. Ya, I Can't Wait.

Expect the idiots who, over the summer, forgot how to drive in it make for a miserable morning. :scared:

[pmbryant]

3. 25 foot waves on Lake Michigan!

Yowza!

:wow:

--Peter

[BiggJawn]

15. Wish me and my cameras were in Grand Haven today...

Or south haven...With the LOOOOOONG lens, from the safety of up on the bluff....

[sleipnir]

4. Isn't this Shit (front) supposed to hit the East Coast? very soon??!!!

Damn, I moved to NY and NOT Chicago for a reason...

[Habibi]

9. Highs winds tonight/tomorrow

and snow, in upstate NY . . .

damn.

[Padraig18]

5. 53 m.p.h. gust a bit ago in central IL.

We normally have 2-3 isobar of pressure over the state on an average day; tonight we have 6! hang on to your hats, folks! :)

[GoddessOfGuinness]

6. Stay safe!

Sounds intense!

[Bozita]

7. 35-45mph winds in SE Mich now, gusts to 65 predicted...

...until 10pm ET

This is big.

Keep a flashlight handy.

[tsipple]

8. I Was at the Airport Today...

...And watched a poor little Cessna take off and get tossed about like a kite. (In my opinion, that pilot made a questionable call operating his/her plane and taking off. I wouldn't have.)

The big jet folks are slowed down quite a bit, too. These high winds reduce the number of runways available.

I've only ever operated in winds like these, and that was in a Beechcraft Sundowner which is possibly the best four seater in high winds. (It's the least prone to flipping over on the ground. The Socata four seaters are also good.) It was very uncomfortable and a little scary. And the winds are going to get worse before they get better. Time to stay inside, on the ground, with the airplanes chained down tight.

[SmileyBoy]

10. You wuss. That's a CALM day here in Fargo...

And in case you've wondered, Fargo is the TRUE "windy city" of the US. Average consistent wind speed here is just over 12.5 mph.:P:P:P

And mix that in with temperatures already below zero in January...

[Catfish]

11. I'm in the WV mountains

and the winds are picking up and the lights are flickering and we are under a flood watch. Snow showers are forecast for tomorrow. I guess it had to start sometime.

[DemoTex]

12. 50+ forecast for the NC mountains tonight and tomorrow.

Might get to use my 9kW generator. Hope not.

[Ellen Forradalom]

13. Yep, I saw swaying streetlights and garbage cans rolling in the street

windy!

[Kathy in Cambridge]

14. 50-60 MPH Winds forcasted for NYC and Boston

I have to be in downtown Boston tomorrow-one huge windtunnel on a good day...

[BiggJawn]

16. 33 sustained with gusts to 67 here earlier

Supposed to lay down around 11 PM here in Northern Indiana

[DemoTex]

21. Antennae OK?

All I have is a 20-m dipole cut for 14.28. It is hung high in the trees (I bought one of those E-Z Hang slingshot-Zebco reel contraptions). I'd hate to lose it to wind.

[merry_jane]

18. Really loud thunder up here in Guelph, Ontario too

It was really loud and there are bursts of very strong gusts.

[ShaneGR]

19. 40-50 in NE Ohio right now..... I tried to let my dog out, NO!

Usually my dog runs to the door ready to go run. I opened the door and she was like, WTF IS GOING ON OUT THERE? Ran back in the backroom and hid in the closet. lol.

[Digger]

20. Sounds like

all Hell breaking loose outside my window here in NE Ohio.

[LWolf]

22. Hang on!

Actually, 30 - 40 mph is common where I live. 50 - 60 a few times a year. A few times in the last decade we hit in the 80 - 100 mph range. In the last 2 years I've lost a greenhouse and part of my roof. Business as usual. Batten down, hang on, and ride it out. I hope it calms down soon.

[XNASA]

23. DAMN!!! We lost another BBQ Grill Cover!!!!!

It's really blowing out there (South Suburbs of Chicago).

[Ellen Forradalom]

24. Twice we lost our fireplace's rain cap

from our 6th floor loft, also during autumn windstorms. Very luckily, did not injure anyone nor damage any property.