Hi there from Chicago!

[Bob Johnson]

Hi,

My name is Bob. I live in Chicago, Illinois. I am facinated with weather. Been predicting winter storms and severe wx for yrs. I like to look at computer models, observations, hang out with friends, work, movies and play baseball. I am 19 yrs old. I also own a weather forum if anyone would like to check it out in my sig. I used to live in Rockford but moved when I was 5 yrs here NW of ORD. Looks like a nice weather forum. Keep it up!

[Jeff Miller]

Welcome to Stormtrack. Glad you are here.

[Maggie Kahman]

Welcome, Bob! Hope you enjoy it here, I sure do.

[Shane Adams]

Welcome to the Asylum :D

[Laura Hedien]

Yeah! Another Chi-town person! I'm in Grayslake. I chase locally when worth it- not too often, but chase with College of DuPage from Canada to Mexico in season. Great times!
Feel free to PM me.
Laura

[Bob Johnson]

Yay! Chicago rocks. Chicago is one of the greatest cities!

[Danny Neal]

We have already talked but again, welcome it is nice to have another Chicagoan on the board, I have already attended COD Met School and have moved on to better things, feel free to IM me at any time and if a setup nearby looks inviting....well take a stab at it.

[Tyler Allison]

Wheaton in the house. Welcome to the board!

[Bob Johnson]

Hi Typler,

Yeah my mom use to live out there. She like'd it there. She moved back here to Norridge, Illinois. Chicago is a great city. Lot's of nice people out there. Love being at the montrose lakeshore beach in the summer.

[Adam Lucio]

Welcome aboard. SW side resident here [thus im a huge sox fan :D]

If your lookin for chase pals for adventures in '08 I always have an extra seat.

[Craig Maire II]

Welcome aboard Bob and it was great talking to you yesterday will checkout your forum soon:D

[Bob Johnson]

Great. I plan to go to college for Meterology in Jan.

[Rob Cannon]

I am also new here... representing Geneva!!!

A little about me for everyone...

I am 22 yrs. young... I've always been fascinated by severe weather, primarily super cell thunderstorms either tornadic or non tornadic. This all dates back to when I was just little guy and the Plainfield tornado came through... I remember the track it took and while not producing a tornado physically in my "immediate" area my parents had to peel me from the back yard as I stood there in amazement of what I was seeing! I saw my first wall cloud at age 5. Since then It went from watching them at home to helping spot in my county to what has now become at times a trip all over northern and central IL. I witnessed the Utica/Granville tornado of 2004 first hand from IL Route 6 and 172 at the JC Whitney parking lot. That was my first substantial catch with devastation. That was both an amazing learning experience, but also an EYE OPENING one as well! I predicted (sounds weird) the track and time of the most recent one in my area on August 23rd which was a very destructive supercell thunderstorm. While the tornado it spawned was small and short lived, I chased it as it touched down just east of West Chicago making a north eastward track to Carol Stream. I had one of the best vantage point for the storm viewing. I chased this storm from the wall cloud formation in Dekalb County all the way to the point where the city began hampering my view (ended in Carol Stream).

I signed up here because I am looking for people to gain knowledge from and possibly some local chase buddies from my immediate area I can meet up with when the "weather" feels right. :D Soo... let me end with HI EVERYONE!!!

[Wayne Hlinicky]

My sister in law lives northwest of chicago. While driving yesterday she did her first tornado chase, by herself.

[John Massura]

Grew up in Chicago, near Midway. I still miss living there. Welcome to Stormtrack!