Mike Frankowski captured this stunning cloud-to-ground stroke in overnight
thunderstorms as they swept the Chicago area. This particular shot was taken by Mike
in the South Elgin area. Top WeatherBug rainfalls included: 1.38" at Sugar Grove, 1.23"
Darien, 1.20" Glenview, 1.17" Glencoe, 1.16" Wilmette, 1.15" Northbrook, 1.09" De Kalb,
0.99" Aurora, 0.95" Naperville, 0.92" Island Lake, 0.91" Oswego, 0.90" Highland Park
and 0.88" South Elgin--just to list a few. Many thanks to Mike for sharing this photo
with us!
Another note: Veteran observer Frank Wachowski reports Chicago's Memorial Day
(Monday) temperature hit 80 degrees just before 1 p.m. at Midway Airport, making
today only the third 80-degree reading of 2008 at the site. Thanks Frank!
--Tom Skilling, Chief Meteorologist, WGN-TV/Chicago Tribune
