This was taken in June of this year but yesterday this is where the tornado or funnel cloud was traveling in the western sky.
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Tuesday, November 23, 2010 - Yesterday afternoon, the temperature was in the upper 60's. It was forecast that the temperature for today would start out in the 20's. That's a huge difference which usually means "tornado warning."

At some point in the early afternoon, I heard that we were under a tornado watch. As time went on, it turned into a WARNING! What??? So, of course, I turned on The Weather Channel.

When you hear Dr. Greg Forbes say that a wall of clouds (and there might be some rotation) is headed toward ELBURN, you do take notice. I've NEVER heard Elburn mentioned on The Weather Channel before. Yikes!! After I heard that I put my shoes on and located Jarrett's yellow tornado helmet.

Instead of going to the lowest floor, I opened the garage door and looked out toward the west to see if I could spot the tornado or the funnel cloud. Never did see it so I figured the only tornadoes were up by Rockford. I was wrong.

Here's the main part of the story that was in the Daily Herald this morning:

Afternoon Storm Rolls Through the State – November 22, 2010 – 11:08 p.m. - The storms lead the way for a Tuesday cold front with temperatures expected to dip into the upper 20s after Monday recorded highs in the upper 60s.

The National Weather Service reported a second sighting of a grounded tornado in McHenry and in Loves Park in Boone County near Rockford that ripped through the area causing extensive damage.

The confirmed tornado tore through Loves Park, just southwest of Caledonia, destroying one business, multiple homes and garages, a large barn and a grain silo, causing grain to leak into the street.

Funnel clouds were spotted near Harvard in McHenry County, in Elburn and Sugar Grove in Kane County and in Hinckley in DeKalb County shortly after the tornado sightings in Loves Park and Caledonia, according to weather reports.

Heavy rains during the storm resulted in flash flood warnings for all of Cook County until 10 p.m. as more than 2 inches of rain was recorded in some areas within a 45-minute time frame, according to National Weather Service reports.

Winds upward of 50 mph were reported in Aurora, and hail in DeKalb measured more than an inch in diameter.

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They also had a record high temperature for November 22nd in DeKalb. WOW! Glad that's over. see ya later, djb