Chicago Blizzard of 2011: Thundersnow! (Really!)

At the height of the Blizzard of 2011 on the New east Side of Chicago: Thundersnow!

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[radiospirit]

Wow ... the Chicago blizzard ... as if Chicago was the only place hit by the blizzard...

Too funny... not just this video ... but all the videos labled "Chicago Blizzard of 2011"

Okay ... there was a "Chicago Fire"... Chicago's very own fire...

[dogstar7]

@radiospirit Good point. Mostly, I wanted to indicate the location in the title. But frankly, the dynamics of the storm took on unique qualities here in Chicago. The Arctic Express first slipped south of Chicago and settled in Northern Indiana. It then spilled across the lake and slammed our lake-shore from the East, creating gale force winds. This 'lake effect' snow was what hit Chicago, sideways.

[Zoomer30]

Silent lightning. The snow does a very good job of killing sound.

[dogstar7]

@Zoomer30 I tired to move into the open. The wind around the buildings was howling. This was also the flash that was caught live on air by the Weather Channel at a little after 8pm, local.

[Wolfinside654]

This was the first blizzard in so long and the first time we had a snow day since I started school!

[richig761]

@larewwedxhhh19 I never said it wasn't difficult for other places, did I? No. I simply said, compared to Chicago nobody had it as bad. Not at all. Also, Chicago is possibly the most prepared for winter storms in the entire country. So of course places such as Missouri and Kansas will have roads close, and have a different approach to dealing with the storm. Some people call it the Chicago Blizzard. You're welcome to call it the Blizzard of 2011. Obviously, the uploader is from Chicago.

[larewwedxhhh19]

@richig761 If you consider record high snowfalls, 24 deaths, thousands of motor injuries and severe white-outs "small effects" then It must have been anti-hell in Chicago. Seriously though, Chicago might have been through tough conditions, but that doesn't mean no one else felt it. Missouri closed the statewide interstate. Kansas declared multiple counties as disaster zones. Many states declared state of emergencies. This was especially hard for states like Texas, who hardly experience snow.

[richig761]

@radiospirit You sound like a moron. I'm sorry. The downtown Chicago area got the worst of the blizzard in the entire country. It was hit with a combination of storms coming from different directions. It was also the only one to get hit with lightning, and thunder snow. Yes, "THE CHICAGO BLIZZARD". Everyone else stood by, and suffered the small effects surrounding Chicago. Chicago was the PINNACLE of that storm, hence... "Chicago Blizzard".

[Sunnyhaze2006]

DogStar you did a fantastic job. :)

[Sunnyhaze2006]

Unless you've ever experienced thunder snow..which I have..you don't understand.

[DBH5601]

@PungChongTiong723 you know every time you post something like this you just get people annoyed with you and you look like a idiot so there's really no point.

[PEACEnotshit]

Lol my friend slept over thanks to the two snow days, but at the same time, my dog slipped out of her leash and I tried chasing her through the snow which failed and she bit a woman. Now I've got to go to court, whatta day that was :P

[SwordInThroat]

I made 100 dollars shoeviling snow that day :D

[GoBlackhawk88]

Woohoo 2 feet of snow and 2 snow days! That was the best snowstorm ever!