UAL Bagsmasher From United States of America, joined Sep 1999, 2130 posts, RR: 11 Posted (4 years 9 months 3 weeks 2 days 12 hours ago) and read 5393 times:
ORD is currently at a standstill due to heavy thunderstorms and tornadoes in the area. Tune into the Live ATC feeds for some entertainment
OOer From United States of America, joined Oct 2005, 1395 posts, RR: 2 Reply 1, posted (4 years 9 months 3 weeks 2 days 12 hours ago) and read 5385 times:
I was watching the Astros @ Cubs game on ESPN, rained out and they said there are tornado warnings in the area....must be pretty serious!
TOLtommy From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 3220 posts, RR: 4 Reply 2, posted (4 years 9 months 3 weeks 2 days 12 hours ago) and read 5373 times:
Wow the radar looks ugly. ORD got whacked this morning. Rough day for everyone there!
Mikelive From United States of America, joined Jan 2007, 30 posts, RR: 0 Reply 3, posted (4 years 9 months 3 weeks 2 days 12 hours ago) and read 5368 times:
So far the best response I've heard from ATC was:
"I've got the best view of anyone here at the airport and I'm not going anywhere."
... tornado warnings both north and south of the field .. I don't blame him, though, I wouldn't leave the tower for anything either.
Frequentflykid From United States of America, joined Nov 2001, 1201 posts, RR: 1 Reply 4, posted (4 years 9 months 3 weeks 2 days 12 hours ago) and read 5339 times:
As of 8:20 Central the Cubs/Astros is only in a rain delay and has not been postponed yet.
AirJamaica From Jamaica, joined Aug 2006, 2317 posts, RR: 0 Reply 6, posted (4 years 9 months 3 weeks 2 days 12 hours ago) and read 5239 times:
Quoting UAL Bagsmasher (Thread starter): ORD is currently at a standstill due to heavy thunderstorms and tornadoes in the area. Tune into the Live ATC feeds for some entertainment Smile
Thanks for the update. Tuning in right now. Good thing JM does not have a flight arriving there tonight. She would be in for a diversion/delay.
United_Fan From United States of America, joined Nov 2000, 7159 posts, RR: 8 Reply 7, posted (4 years 9 months 3 weeks 2 days 11 hours ago) and read 5145 times:
Tsaord From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 8, posted (4 years 9 months 3 weeks 2 days 11 hours ago) and read 5145 times:
I heard the sirens going off so me and granny headed to the basement with flashlights. It got very bad out here and there was an unbelievable light show outside. My grandfather got stuck driving outside and had to pull over. I called some co-workers at ORD and they told me everything had stopped and US had really long lines for re-bookings.
MSNtriathlete From United States of America, joined Feb 2006, 159 posts, RR: 0 Reply 9, posted (4 years 9 months 3 weeks 2 days 11 hours ago) and read 5110 times:
We got a few of the ORD diversions here in MSN, but mostly domestic stuff. Most of the international arrivals were probably on the ground before the weather went downhill.
N6238P From United States of America, joined Jan 2006, 456 posts, RR: 0 Reply 10, posted (4 years 9 months 3 weeks 2 days 11 hours ago) and read 5090 times:
Both ORD and MDW have to be a mess right now. I was on my back balcony watching the line approach and about 10 minutes before all hell broke loose, I saw two WN flights book it off of 4L headed east over my house. I wish I had my camera out, the sight of the 737 departing with lightning not too far behind was pretty impressive.
To actively root against anybody is just low, and I hope karma comes back at you with a vengeance
Flyinryan99 From United States of America, joined Feb 2001, 1919 posts, RR: 11 Reply 11, posted (4 years 9 months 3 weeks 2 days 11 hours ago) and read 5029 times:
I was out walking the dog and saw a 747 fly over the area and was wondering what was coming in as tonight isn't a regularly scheduled 747 night. Here's what I found:
DurangoMac From United States of America, joined Dec 2006, 586 posts, RR: 0 Reply 12, posted (4 years 9 months 3 weeks 2 days 10 hours ago) and read 4853 times:
Everyone is having horrible time today in the area. At one point the national ATC coordinators said that they were only able to land 15 aircraft during a certain hour at ORD with a ground stop the hour before and the hour after so very few planes were making it in or out. Good luck to all those agents in the Chicago region, you have your work cut out for you.
Csturdiv From United States of America, joined Aug 2005, 1351 posts, RR: 3 Reply 13, posted (4 years 9 months 3 weeks 2 days 10 hours ago) and read 4818 times:
Quoting OOer (Reply 1): I was watching the Astros @ Cubs game on ESPN, rained out and they said there are tornado warnings in the area....must be pretty serious!
Let me put it to you this way, I usually am not bothered by storms, but this one scared the hell out of me. Around 7:00 or so I was heading home from the grocery store and it was pouring. The sky was a very eerie greenish-black and I could've sworn that I saw a dark cloud fall out of the sky. Then as if it was even possible, it began to rain harder and I could not see anything on the road, other than the rain and the constant flashing of the lightning. I live out near Elgin and was listening to the Cubs game and it was not raining yet by the lake front. After a few minutes, I could not hear the announcers due to the rain pounding my car, the crashes of thunder and the tornado sirens going off. It was a crazy night and thankfully I didn't have to fly tonight.
Bcoz From United States of America, joined Mar 2007, 358 posts, RR: 0 Reply 14, posted (4 years 9 months 3 weeks 2 days 10 hours ago) and read 4762 times:
I work in Evanston but live in Kenosha. I got home ahead of the weather and was just leaving dinner with a friend when the weather was rolling through.
Since I wasn't here at the time, I've been listening to the LiveATC ORD archives starting at 19:00 local (00:00Z) for the past few minutes. I've already heard a number of compliments passed the way of the ATC folks (in particular the Chicago TRACON folks).
Its good listening if you get the chance.
FWIW....up here just north of the Cheddar Curtain, we got a little bit of rain but a pretty good light show around 20:00 local.
Hope all our A.net friends in and around Chicagoland are doing ok tonight. ComEd was reporting 200,000 without power.
ElBandGeek From United States of America, joined Jun 2008, 735 posts, RR: 0 Reply 15, posted (4 years 9 months 3 weeks 2 days 10 hours ago) and read 4749 times:
At least the Cubs lost [/soxfanism]
This was seriously one of the more interesting weather experiences I've had. I caught the channel 9 news talking to folks at ORD and it looked like a mess. There were at least 2 different tornado cells (one of which I think went right over my house in the south subs). I didn't look like MDW took it as hard.....obviously plenty of canceled flights but I think the heavy stuff went around it.
ComairGuyCVG From United States of America, joined Jan 2006, 304 posts, RR: 1 Reply 16, posted (4 years 9 months 3 weeks 2 days 10 hours ago) and read 4720 times:
Had a United 737 sitting on the taxiway at CVG for a long time. I noticed it sitting there around 9pm was was still sitting there when I left at 10. Then Freedom CXLD thier CVG-ORD flt 6211.
AmricanShamrok From Ireland, joined May 2008, 2611 posts, RR: 0 Reply 17, posted (4 years 9 months 3 weeks 2 days 10 hours ago) and read 4615 times:
Just in...
A new cell has developed north of Downtown Chicago and is starting to move over ORD now (11:00pm CDT) Its severe again.
I'm here in Chicago on vacation. Never before have I seen storms like this. When the tornado warning was issued earlier everyone at O'Hare were apparantly brought down to the baggage claim areas and tunnel...
Mikey711MN From United States of America, joined Nov 2003, 1380 posts, RR: 8 Reply 19, posted (4 years 9 months 3 weeks 2 days 9 hours ago) and read 4537 times:
Wow. ORD is right smack in the middle of a cell and no one is on approach. Plenty of flights circling to the NW near the WI-IL border. I wonder when/if they'll start diverting soon to places like MKE, RFD, MSN, or GRR.
Tsaord From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 20, posted (4 years 9 months 3 weeks 2 days 9 hours ago) and read 4512 times:
My grandparents have lived in Chicago for close to 40 years and have never heard tornado sirens before until tonight. I heard it with my air conditioner on. I went outside and said "granny, what is that"?? The neighborhood started to clear as everyone went inside. I turned on the radio and heard reports of funnel clouds and one just 8-10 miles from where I lived. The thunder was like something I never heard before so I knew something was up. But luckily there are no reports of touch downs. Fox News Chicago said winds got up to 70-90 miles an hour. The sirens were going all over the city!
Now a month and a half ago we had a tornado touch down in the south suburbs of Chicago and then this tonigh. That is two strikes hahahaha. Chicago has had a couple of strike across the bow this summer! I think the big one is coming. I always think the worst!
N6238P From United States of America, joined Jan 2006, 456 posts, RR: 0 Reply 21, posted (4 years 9 months 3 weeks 2 days 8 hours ago) and read 4426 times:
Would ORD have so many WX delays if we all drove hybrids?
All joking aside I cant imagine the mess ORD, MDW, and the rest of the local controlling agencies have on their hands right now. These storms are just popping out of no ware and I'm seeing diverts to places all over the area. It even looks like GYY got action today.
Also if anyone have been watching the marathon known as the Cubs game, its good watching when the storms rolled through. Video of the sirens going off as the players leave the field is almost surreal.
To actively root against anybody is just low, and I hope karma comes back at you with a vengeance
ZWZWUnited From United States of America, joined Jun 2008, 197 posts, RR: 0 Reply 22, posted (4 years 9 months 3 weeks 2 days 8 hours ago) and read 4357 times:
Quoting MSNtriathlete (Reply 9): We got a few of the ORD diversions here in MSN, but mostly domestic stuff. Most of the international arrivals were probably on the ground before the weather went downhill.
What a/c were diverted? Any UAL mainline? Diversions always provide some excitement! I have to say though, I am SOOOOO glad I took today off!!! 5 of our 8 ORD flights were XXLD. I can only image the headache my coworkers faced!
Skyrat From United States of America, joined Mar 2007, 173 posts, RR: 0 Reply 23, posted (4 years 9 months 3 weeks 2 days 5 hours ago) and read 4231 times:
Bcoz From United States of America, joined Mar 2007, 358 posts, RR: 0 Reply 24, posted (4 years 9 months 3 weeks 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 4051 times:
Quoting Tsaord (Reply 20): My grandparents have lived in Chicago for close to 40 years and have never heard tornado sirens before until tonight.
I was talking to a number of people here at work this morning that were saying much the same thing.
The city took a lot of heat for a storm last August when the sirens weren't sounded (A storm that pretty much left Wilmette and parts of Evanston looking like a war zone). The emergency management folks claimed that the tornado warning was issued for "Cook County" and not the city.
The National Weather Service, as I recall, pretty much called them on it and said, "Uhhh, dude... Chicago is in Cook County last time I checked."
So, the city may have been a bit quicker on the trigger finger this time.
bcoz
25 BravoGolf: UAL766 SNA-ORD B752 diverted GYY landed 7:47pm to ORD 9:39pm.
26 Hiflyer: ORD has already had 2 ground stops this morning due to weather.....that has moved off the the east while another line passes 75 miles to the south....
27 AndyEastMids: Very VERY impressive storm it was last night at ORD. Dropped the rental car at 7:00PM in sunshine, and by the time I walked into the United RCC in C a
28 Csturdiv: To add insult to the injuries from last night's storms, it was very foggy this morning in the NW burbs of Chicago.
29 Tsaord: It was much appreciated. That storm got rather nasty and a tornado could have come down. There were funnel clouds so anything could have happened. I
30 JpetekYXMD80: I was flying out of MKE at the time, and we got some diversions. Evergreen 742, AA MD80, B6 E190, AC 170, CO 735.
31 CcrlR: At least you didn't have to be taken to a sheltered area when the sirens were blaring. It was terrible and I heard the sirens too. Nice lightning sto
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