Chicago tornado warned bow echo 8-4-08

When the tornado warned bow echo arrived. Power gets knocked out across the street at :14...the 60mph winds hit about 1:00 knocking items off my shelf and sending rain flying through the window. Damage around this area was light compared to others with only downed tree limbs to 3" and a few signs being blown over. 2 brief tornadoes did occur in the area suburbs of Bollingbrook and Bloomingdale.

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[TBirdSCIL]

That was awesome how you can see all the power go out in the houses after that power transformer was hit by lightning. My grandfather's house is near Archer and Central, is that nearby to you?

[AeroStorm911]

Yes its about a mile away...im on 64th and mayfield.

[Siren1000T1]

I heard your city got 90 MPH wind that time right?

[AeroStorm911]

A 94mph gust was measured by a buoy off the lake michigan shore

[sergyboy1]

dammn

[SuperKillermon]

Wow i love the part when power goes out

[MsTubeWhore]

I was in Bloomingdale at the time and I swear I have never seen a thunderstorm of it's equal in my 36 years living in Illinois.

[theYoda98]

@AlexplusChris wow, lucky me, I live in the UK, with the least tornadoes in Europe, but in places like Germany, they are more possiblie but still rare. Also, the best of luck to everyone in the U.S who are suffering from tornadoes

[bohrokthunder]

@varietyvid wow amazing that would have been scary for you

[viejos1000]

oh ya i remembr this man i was scard as hell :o

[djcuen95]

Awesome video. I'd love to witness this in real life.

[SecretService80]

I was in Arlington Heights and the sirens didn't go off. I was scared shitless when it hit though. I grabbed my dogs and ran into the basement. Then I heard rumbling and the sirens went off, so I got under a desk with them.

[hurtinsqurtin]

Dude I was at a skatepark on this day in Home wood Illinois. The storm camed and all my friends leftAnd i was there alone with no ride home. Shit was scart

[wiltgen86]

I remember that day it was really nasty my power whent out from the first storm and when the next one came by I didnt know untill I herd thunder and herd the sirens go off. I live in tinley park.