You can see some of the reddish orange colored trees in the distance... not so great this year.
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Wednesday, October 27, 2010 - They're finally talking about the baby tornado and microburst that dropped by to say hi not too far from the high school. Yeah, I don't understand why none of the stories are mentioning that fact. Oh well, whatever.

Here's the relevant part of the story that was in the paper this morning:

October 27, 2010 - The strongest winds blew Tuesday morning, as unusually low barometric readings brought sustained wind speeds of 20 to 30 mph, gusting at more than 60 mph throughout the region, said Amy Seeley, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. About 6:45 a.m., the storm produced a tornado, which touched down between Meredith Road and Francis Road, north of Route 38.

Gilbert Sebenste, a meteorologist with Northern Illinois University, reported to the National Weather Service that an investigation revealed damage consistent with a low-intensity tornado along a three-quarter mile stretch of land from west of Francis Road north and east to Beith Road, near Freeland Road, in Virgil Township, northwest of Elburn. The tornado damaged a home and buildings on three farmsteads, the National Weather Service said.

No injuries were reported.

The storm also produced a microburst that broke utility poles and downed trees and power lines on Keslinger Road at Francis Road. That damage resulted in police closing Keslinger Road between Route 47 and Francis Road from the morning into the midday hours Tuesday, said Lt. Pat Gengler, a spokesman for the Kane County Sheriff’s Office. The winds intensified what would have been only mild showers into severe storms overnight, said Seeley, as just 0.3 inches of rain fell overnight, as measured in St. Charles.

The winds also knocked power out to some areas of Elburn, Geneva and other communities in the early morning hours, police said.

-from Kane County Chronicle website

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After reading this story and then going back to their online paper, they've deleted the part about the microburst near Francis Road and Keslinger. That is very strange to me. This whole thing is weird.

okie dokie. see ya later, djb