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Severe Thunderstorm and Possible Tornado in Chicago - August 4, 2008

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Severe thunderstorm hits Chicago at about 8:00pm Central Time on Monday, August 4, 2008. Strong wind gusts near 100 mph, tornado sirens in downtown Chicago, and downed trees. Last count: 200,000+ people without power.

Excuse the sliding screen door - it kept being blown left and right along its track due to the strong wind. Notice the screams of emergency vehicle sirens in the background.

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  • Are you kidding, way to care man.

  • come on you all ......... it WAS pretty intense last nite!!!!! :) i live in pilsen & LOVED watching all that lightening & the horizontal rain ........

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  • One day it started raining, and it didn't quit for four months. We been through every kind of rain there is. Little bitty stingin' rain... and big ol' fat rain. Rain that flew in sideways. And sometimes rain even seemed to come straight up from underneath. Shoot, it even rained at night...

  • IDIOT AUGUST 4 2008 WAS THREE TORNADOES

  • wow

  • me and my friend Michelle were home alone for the weeekend and only her sister was home but she was at her friends house and i remember tht this tornado lasted 2 days like all the storming and stuff and me and her were freakin out we r like screaming and running and calling people i could have sworn i peed my pants tht day and when it came over the house cuz we could see it from the basement ooooo scary stuff man scary stuff

  • I LIVE IN BEVERLY!!

  • I think I remember that day lol. I'm up north.

  • Before that storm hit Chicago, it hit the town where I live at the edge of Iowa and the lightning was absolutely insane...it was literally striking everything. Then after the storm I saw the power company workers hauling a couple of transformers because I guess a couple of them got blown. It was pretty funny to watch the Cubs game later and see that storm lighting up that place too!

  • it was my birthday august 4th and i was home alone my mom was in downtown or somethin i was so scared and i was 10 then

  • Yeah i was away from home in navy pier when this happned. I was with my aunt and like 5 little kids. we were all scared. But i was more scared for my mom who was alone.

  • i was in it

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