November Storm

A major storm ripped through the area yesterday, creating massive damage to the West of us in towns like Washington and Pekin, IL. It also blasted through the town of Normal where it knocked over signs and trees. I got up close and personal with it while driving home from work, it was a terrifying experience.

After the storm passed, I drove around town to survey the damage. Here's a small taste of what I saw:

Summer Vacation - Spirit Lake Part III

I love storms, and I love to capture them as they develop. While sitting on the shores of Big Spirit, I noticed the clouds were looking rather peculiar off to the North. About every 5 minutes or so I shot a picture in that direction so that later, I could look at the progression of the formation. This particular set of clouds did not disappoint me as it developed into a storm with 40 to 50 mile an hour wind gusts as it passed over us. In fact, we read the next day that corn fields had been flattened by the high winds produced from this storm, which apparently increased to 85 MPH winds.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

These are the clouds right as we are starting to feel the wind gusts, I was almost certain we would see a tornado, but, we never did.

 

Thanksgiving Snowstorm

In November of 2004, on the Friday before Thanksgiving break, there was a good sized snow storm, bigger than we normally get. We welcomed the snow, but then we noticed our cat was missing...




We posted signs like this all over the neighborhood...

Four days later, a man knocked on our door with Sam in his arms. She had fallen into a window well at the back of his house and had been trapped. We were so relieved to have her back home.

Ice Storm

Drizzling rain and snow on the 1st day of December created some treacherous driving conditions, and some very nice imagery. Enjoy!