The snow has eased off in Chicagoland and there is only one intense snowband coming off Lake Michigan. Weather conditions at O'Hare and Midway are fine and there are no major delays at this time.

What may be a record November snow event has just begun. This will unquestionably affect O'Hare and Midway (not to mention the issues with air traffic control due to the government shutdown) and may affect Amtrak.  Updated Snowfall Amount Forecast Current conditions in South Bend by Connor Croft. --- original post --- The area in pink has a winter storm warning. Purple is a winter weather advisory (lesser condition). The area around Waukegan has a winter storm watch. Thundersnow is possible.  As much as 18 inches  with drifting is possible. Please factor this into your travel plans. 

7:30pm CDT. Tornado watch just issued. Again, no additional weather coverage tonight.  7:25pm A tornado watch will likely be issued for much of Lower Michigan and northern Indiana. However,  this will be my last storm update for the night.  I will update the major wind and tornado threat for Friday in the morning.  5:20pm New tornado watch for northern Illinois, including Chicago and northwest Indiana, until 10pm. The dark red areas = tornado watches. Bright red = tornado warnings (take cover!). 4:15pm. Tornado Watch for much of Wisconsin and far northern Illinois.  1:15pom. The first tornado watch of the day has been issued.  This includes the Twin Cities. Please keep up on the weather in these areas.  -- original posting, still valid-- Today Begins a Multi-Day Tornado Risk Across the U.S. East of the Rockies The yellow, hatched area is where there is an enhanced  risk of strong tornadoes. This includes Chicago, Milwaukee and Madison. The brown ...

7:40pm CDT This is where the highest chance of tornadoes exists the rest of the evening until 1am CST. Note: This ends my coverage for the evening. Thank you for reading.  5:55pm CDT Watch is in effect until 1am EDT. Note that "strong" tornadoes are forecast to occur.  2:40pm This is the area about which I am most concerned when it comes to tornadoes, especially from southern Illinois to Arkansas.  Reminder: I provide additional coverage on Twsitter/X @usweatherexpert .  1:20pm Tornado Watch, Includes Chicago 12:10pm - Tornado Watch This is the first tornado watch of the day. Note also that hail to 2" and 70 mph wind gusts are forecast to occur.  Now is the time to make sure, if you live in a mobile or manufactured home, to know where the nearest public shelter is  located. You will find a national list and map here .  Tornado Risk The yellow, hatched area has an enhanced risk of strong tornadoes. The brown area has a significant risk of tornadoes. ...

Second Tornado Watch First Tornado Watch Tornado watch in effect for "a couple of strong tornadoes" from now until 7pm CDT. It includes the south part of Chicagoland, the Quad Cities and western Indiana. Please monitor the weather the rest of the day! I am providing real-time updated information on Twitter @usweatherexpert.  --- Tornado Forecast Until 7am CDT --- The yellow, hatched area has an  enhanced risk of strong tornadoes this afternoon and evening. The brown area, which includes Chicago and the Quad Cities, has a significant risk of tornadoes. With the 11:10 update, Ft. Madison and Dubuque have been added to the brown area. In the meantime, please make sure your shelter area is cleaned out and read to go with a couple of bottles of water, shoes (if your home is hit you don't want to walk barefoot on debris), and diapers if appropriate.  If you live in a mobile home, it is important to find other shelter. If you do not have friends or family in a nearby conventiona...

Kansas wheat ready for harvest. Move the Department of Agriculture to where farmers grow crops. As you are looking for ways to save money and make a refocused federal government run better, here's a suggestion: Disperse the Federal Government. Move much of it far outside of the Beltway. Here are some examples of where the shrunken departments should go: Department of Agriculture to Kansas City or Wichita Department of the Interior, Denver* Department of Transportation, Chicago You get the idea. In addition, Congress should suspend civil service regulations so that good people move and the less productive are given a "buyout."   The use of government jets needs to become the exception rather than the rule. Cabinet secretaries should fly first class commercial. When they do so, they should pass through the same TSA nonsense the rest of us have to go through. The advantages of this are vast. Let's consider the ag department: Having Agriculture department employees in tou...

The only thing I think could account for this absurd headline is that Big Climate's internal polling shows a big shift toward Republicans with the election now less than two weeks away. Perhaps they believe that scaring unwitting people might move the needle back toward the Democrats.  The chance of a hurricane striking Chicago now? Zero. Chance of a hurricane striking Chicago in 2100?   Zero. 

The area outlined in red will see a tornado watch issued in the near future. This includes Tulsa, Dallas-Ft Worth and Waco. Please monitor the weather in this area the rest of the day. Original Post: The area in brown has a significant risk of tornadoes today. There is also the risk of giant hail (larger than 2") in the hatched area. The enhanced risk is in red.

Tornado and Extreme Winds Forecast in the Midwest Please bookmark: www.mikesmithenterprisesblog.com We provide unique coverage of tornadoes, derechos and other types of extreme weather.  Also, I provide live coverage of tornadoes and other major storms here: @usweatherexpert Please call friends and relatives and make sure they are aware of these forecasts! 8:25pm - Northern Arkansas Tornado Watch  7:17:pm -  Illinois Tornado Watch  6:45pm - Wisconsin Tornado Watch  6pm Update - New Tornado Watch  There are tornado-bearing thunderstorms near the west side of this watch, so people need to be monitoring the weather the rest of the evening.  I will be updating on Twitter @usweatherexpert.  4:05pm Update This tornado watch until midnight includes Madison, Janesville and Milwaukee. Please monitor the weather closely in these areas. I also update on Twitter @usweatherexpert.  2:45pm Update I am confident tornadoes will occur in this watch. In additi...

It looks like tomorrow will be a major tornado and severe thunderstorm day in the Midwest. I recommend people start planning accordingly. There is a high  risk of damaging storms. Tuesday's Tornado Risk There is an enhanced risk of strong tornadoes  in the yellow, hatched area. There is a significant risk of tornadoes in the brown area.  Tuesday's Damaging Wind Risk Here is the color code for this forecast: Purple: a high risk of wind gusts of 75 mph or stronger. Red, hatched: there is an enhanced  risk of wind gusts of 75 mph or stronger.  Red (only): an enhanced  risk of wind gusts of 60 mph or stronger.  Yellow: a significant risk of wind gusts of 60 mph or stronger.  There is also the risk of large hail in the above areas. A derecho may occur. Please factor this forecast into your plans Tuesday and Tuesday night.  Yesterday's forecast , unfortunately, worked out pretty well. It is almost certain there were more tornadoes in Kansas than sh...

This is a high-end tornado watch.  Please monitor the weather closely until it expires at 3am. Tornado watch for parts of Colorado, Nebraska and Kansas.  Please note that tornadoes are forecast along with 2" hail and 65 mph until 5pm CDT. --- original post --- The brown area has a significant risk of tornadoes this afternoon or evening.  The brown area has a significant risk of tornadoes. Please keep up on the weather in the area. 

7:15pm, I believe the risk of tornadoes is over for the evening.  Thank you for checking in.  --- original post --- In addition to the tornado warning  now out southwest of Milwaukee, I believe there is a tornado risk in the area outlined in red -- which is between Milwaukee and Chicago. If you are in that area, please monitor local, trusted sources of weather information. I will be tweeting on the storms @usweatherexpert. 

The watch is in effect until 10pm. Hail to 3" in diameter (baseball size), 70 mph and a few tornadoes, some of which could be strong.  Please follow me on Twitter @usweatherexpert  for additional information as the storms develop.  It is important to monitor local sources of weather information and make sure your tornado safety area is really to do. Always remember to wear shoes and put a couple of bottles of water and diapers in the area.  Note: if you are curious as to how tornado forecasts and warnings save lives, I've written a book on the subject.  Update 8:15pm:  There have been multiple tornadoes with this weather system. Here is an image of one, from Twitter.