Cyclone to hit the Great Lakes region

[marmar]

CHICAGO -- A storm stronger than the one that sank the freighter Edmund Fitzgerald in 1975 is expected to slash across the Midwest today, snarling travel and whipping waves as high as 30 feet across Lake Michigan.

A severe thunderstorm driving wind gusts of 50 m.p.h. will move through southeast Michigan early this afternoon. The storm will bring winds of 30 m.p.h. to 40 m.p.h. Gusts in excess of 60 m.p.h. are possible.

Metro Detroit is under a high-wind warning from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. today.

The storm is to reach Chicago before 10 a.m., said Andrew Krein, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Romeoville, Ill.

"The morning commute is going to be really messy," Krein said. "Visibility is going to be almost nothing at least for a short time."

The storm will be a cyclone, with projected central pressure -- a measure of its strength -- forecast at 28.35 inches. That would make it the second most-severe system to strike the Great Lakes, according to the weather service. ..........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.freep.com/article/20101026/NEWS07/10260349/1320/Metro-Detroit-is-facing-threat-from-a-cyclone#ixzz13T2Uovbr

[stray cat]

1. Stay safe to these in it's very broad path

[JoDog]

2. Just made it to work

on the leading edge. It is already horrible in the north and west suburbs. Hopefully, the worst will pass while I'm in this nice strong building for the next 8 hours.

If you do not have to go out, please don't. Find your candles and flashlights and sit tight. It's going to be a whopper.

[madrchsod]

3. the rain went through here an hour ago (center of northern il) and

the wind has`t picked up yet. this is supposed to be the third worse storm system in "history" around these parts.if it is i`ll have lived through two of them.

[marmar]

4. Still very calm here in Detroit......

I'm not looking forward to 50 mph winds up here on the 41st floor though.

[madrchsod]

7. do`t blame ya...

[alcibiades_mystery]

9. Oh, it's on its way

Chicago, North Side here, getting smacked about. And this is just the opener. We took in all the movables and battened down the hatches.

[malaise]

5. Stay safe DUers

:grouphug:

[SpiralHawk]

6. Global climate change

No matter what the corporate-funded Republicon fact-hating deniers say, real scientists have long predicted events like this will be increasingly common as the REALITY of climate change hits home.

RepubliCorporate lies can change perception, but not reality.

[ellie]

8. Here in Toledo

we are expected to have 60 mph winds today.

[Viking12]

10. WINDY here in NE WI.

"...and the gales of November came early.." Holy cow.

[Greybnk48]

16. I just went out and took in 1/2 my decorations for

Halloween. It's really starting to blow right now (NE WI)!!

[Brickbat]

11. I know the lakers are heading to safe harbors on this end of Lake Superior.

[Odin2005]

12. Fargo, Right in the center of circulation. Rain and wind.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

13. Here in Minneapolis, it's been windy and rainy since last night

and forecast to continue. This reminds me of the "rain blizzards" that Oregon sometimes gets in November nd December.

[KharmaTrain]

14. Just Saw A Witch On A Bicycle Outside My Window...

Auntie 'Em, Auntie 'Em...

Right now looks like sustaining winds around 25mph with gusts up around 50. The good thing is the leaves in the gutters are blown clean.

[Bozita]

15. Workers in a Chitown hi-rise were emailed emergency instructions yesterday.

Sender was the building management.

[Jamastiene]

17. They are expecting possibly 70 to 100+ mph wind gusts at Grandfather Mountain in NC.

The weather forecaster on WCNC was talking about it. He said the pressure in the middle of the country was hurricane level low and the pressure off the coast in the Atlantic is really high. Everyone in between will be between two competing pressures and have the problems with the wind and storms.

I'm not looking forward to the next few days at all.

[yesphan]

18. Good luck

To all of you in that area. I'll say a little something to the Aqua Buddha
on y'alls behalf.