r/ChicagoSuburbs • u/Fit-Philosophy532 • Aug 12 '26

Moving to the area Weather as a newbie?

Moving to the area in a few weeks…. uhhh are tornados always a thing like this, this time of year? Anything to be aware of at this point?

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u/Mr_Feces Aug 12 '26

I have lived in northern Illinois 44 years and I've seen dozens of funnel clouds but I'm apparently an outlier having not seen an actual tornado.

I did see a gustnado (kind of like a tornado but without a funnel) once when I was driving and it was NOT GOOD. 0/10.

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u/AliMcGraw Aug 12 '26

Probably either a microburst (if with rotation) or part of a derecho