McHenry County is under a tornado watch through midnight today, as you can see in the WIFR-TV weather image: … Continue reading
Category Archives: Tornado
A press release from Congressman Randy Hultgren: Hultgren Joins Delegation Call for Federal Relief for Small Businesses Impacted by April Tornado Washington, DC — U.S. Representative Randy Hultgren (IL-14) today joined U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Mark Kirk (R-IL) … Continue reading
Melissa Denker, who lives in Dunham Township, was out looking for the tornado last night and she found it. First, she took the photo below of a big black cloud: The second photo shows the funnel cloud: Last night when … Continue reading
This came from Channel 7 ABC News. It shows tornadoes and hail locations in McHenry County. … Continue reading
A press release from Governor Bruce Rauner: Governor Rauner activates State Incident Response Center in Springfield State agencies ready to assist following tornado touchdowns SPRINGFIELD – Governor Rauner this evening activated the State Incident Response Center (SIRC) in Springfield to … Continue reading
The Final Report, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Technical Investigation of the May 22, 2011, Tornado in Joplin, Missouri, was released today. I found myself thinking of the new hospital that Centegra is building in Huntley as I … Continue reading
A press release from the McHenry County Emergency Management Agency: Severe Weather Spotter Class WOODSTOCK, IL- In partnership with the National Weather Service, the McHenry County Emergency Management Agency will host an exciting program that can teach you how to … Continue reading
About six weeks after the huge tornado devastated their home town my sister sent a long email. The last part had the most hope. It was about the butterfly people. I repost it on this first anniversary of the event. … Continue reading
Yesterday, before a tornado devastating Harrisburg in Southern Illinois, the McHenry County Emergency Management Agency released this press release: Local, State Emergency Management Officials Launch Weather Alert Radio Contest March is Severe Weather Preparedness Month in Illinois McHENRY COUNTY, IL- … Continue reading
My brother-in-law Denny Desmond, 1966 graduate of Crystal Lake Central High School, married my sister Ellen, Class of 1970. They moved to Joplin, Missouri in the early 1990’s. The self-effacing guy ended up on the village board of a suburb … Continue reading
This is the final installment of my sister’s email telling what happened concerning the tornado. It really is a miracle that not more people were killed. One of Denny’s golfing buddies, age 75, had his whole house disappear and all … Continue reading
My sister’s letter on what happened in Joplin since the tornado struck continues below. Even Pres. Obama came and gave a very nice speech. That was during a memorial, which was televised. The interesting thing there was that there were … Continue reading
This post is a continuation of my sister Ellen’s email about what happened as a result of the tornado that devastated much of Joplin. The hospital that was destroyed has mobile units set up and is back in business. They … Continue reading
This is the third installment of my Joplin sister’s letter about the tornado that hit just north of her family’s home. For almost two weeks a group of radio stations that one person owns (such as country, talk, lite rock) … Continue reading
This is the second part of a letter from my sister, who lives in Joplin, less than a mile south of the edge of the monster tornado. Yesterday, she told of what happened to her family the day the storm … Continue reading
What follows is the first part of a long note from my sister, who lives in Joplin. Mercifully, her family lives in Leawood, about a quarter of a mile south of the Interstate on which I saw a photo of … Continue reading
With my sister’s family living in Joplin, you can imagine our concern when the massive tornado hit. I knew where she lived and I knew where St. John’s Hospital was and I heard the tornado was a mile wide. She … Continue reading
This is my brother-in-law’s church in Joplin, Missouri. An article from the Catholic News Service . It offers this site to make donations. My sister’s St. Paul’s Methodist Church was also in the path of devastation. Transplanted to Joplin in … Continue reading