Unless you've been living in an extremely fortified basement, you probably noticed that we had a bit of a storm roll in last night. The derecho—an unusual weather event that involves a fast, intense line of wind and storms—ripped through Chicago with wind speeds up to 80 miles per hour, spurring power outages, uprooting trees and wreaking general havoc on the city. Reports from the National Weather Service even indicate that a tornado briefly touched down on Rogers Park before moving over the lake, something that hasn't happened since the mid-2000s.
Take a look at these photos to see the storm in action and its aftermath. If you're one of the many people without power or cleaning up wreckage today, we wish you the best of luck.
In Chicago just north of Addison and Lake Shore. Roof starting to blow off! Video cred to my friend Jasmine. Stay safe everyone! #storm #Chicago #Weather pic.twitter.com/pWyJD5SnAb
β Adam Howard (@ashoward1) August 10, 2020
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Eastbound Irving Park lane blocked with downed sign from Mike Anderson Chevy in road. pic.twitter.com/dJ2bgIyMPN
β m______a______d______o______p______a______l (@chownlife) August 10, 2020
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Yeah, @wgntvnews #PortagePark is bad. pic.twitter.com/LCRtngIYnO
β m______a______d______o______p______a______l (@chownlife) August 10, 2020
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Storm rolling into Chicago. pic.twitter.com/HYE4oDGP4Q
β πππππ (@chrisnicholas) August 10, 2020
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Mannheim/Roosevelt Westchester. pic.twitter.com/59kWs8RV2S
β Mike (@fiveok9) August 10, 2020
#Chicago August 10, 2020. 4 pm. Incoming. pic.twitter.com/jbt2yuIZNe
β Beau Dodson (@BeauDodson) August 10, 2020
Limbs down in Lincoln Square at Hamilton and Wilson. It was one mega wind gust at about 4:00:15pm CT. #chicago #storm @MikeHamernik @MattMartinChi (reposted with corrected streets) pic.twitter.com/ao6O7Ht1ZX
β Katie H (@K8Hipull) August 10, 2020
North Roger's Park #chicagostorm pic.twitter.com/4JZeNckTsm
β Conor (@leprechaunsrfun) August 10, 2020
The #derecho has arrived.
β Nate Tubbs (@nptubbs) August 10, 2020
It went from stillness to raging storm in minutes, branches and trees downed all over.#TheIsland #Chicago pic.twitter.com/t2bfmVfJzs
At least a dozen large trees down, powerlines down, car and property damage in East Rogers Park (Touhy & Ridge). @ABC7Chicago #chicagostorm pic.twitter.com/fkAx2ATYvT
β Amanda Jane (@amandajanelong) August 10, 2020
hope everyone is alright after the #chicagostorm pic.twitter.com/rHmSosheFV
β kevin (@kevin_puj) August 10, 2020
@nbcchicago @fox32news @chicagotribune
β Pixxl | ΓDIN (@pixxlated) August 10, 2020
Crazy storm! Can't recall the last time such power tore through. #Chicago #StormHour pic.twitter.com/G634sIFuyL
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Photo taken by a neighbor. Significant damage. pic.twitter.com/WrVeVmW5h4
β Josh Mogerman (@JoshatNRDC) August 10, 2020
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