Looks like a hurricane; unlike a hurricane, however, this storm has lightning and thunder with it. Hurricanes usually have very strong winds for hours.
22:07 "Everything has calmed down..." BOOM! That is just bad luck! If that were me I would have run for the hills. We got a similar storm to this last year where I live. It was so bad that I didn't want to be alone.
I live 3 hours from Chicago and we get storms just as intense as this one, but they don't compare to the storms I've been through in Oklahoma and Kansas
Being born and raised along the California Coast, have never experienced anything close to this. Maybe, once every 5-10 years San Francisco will see a thunderstorm, that is more than one or two flashes of lightning..LOL
man chicago gets crazy thunderstorms from late spring to early fall cause of where the city is located in the midwest, chicago gets hot n humid n real cold in the winter, it must b the great lake chicago is near that influences there weather a lot, like here in boston the ocean effects our weather a lot too depending on if the wind is blowing in from the water or offshore towards the water.
Right now we're experiencing only a tiny storm in comparison to this over in Boise, Idaho. It turns out that my dad lived in Chicago when he was a small boy and he told me about the thunderstorms he watched. This is just an amazing video!
I really miss this kind of storm, now all we have is just light rain, it ain't boring but damn it's more relaxing if we still have this kind of Thunderstorm.
The first half was awesome with the skyline and the awesome lighting but the second half all you could see was mostly a dark tree and very little skyline.
Great video of Chicago rainstorm. I commend you in your steadfastness for capturing such authentic scenes. We're having a drought where I am and I lost some tress due to the dry weather; so I thought like attracts like and found your video. Thanks for sharing.
Cool! We get about one clap of thunder a year in San Francisco. I wish we got great storms like this. Heck, at this point in the drought I'd take rain any way it came.
We had this same strong line of T-storms up in T.C., Michigan...awesome ..crazy lightening up here too...At one time we had blue sometimes green lighting..freakin nutts ...best storm of the summer.
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Looks like a hurricane; unlike a hurricane, however, this storm has lightning and thunder with it. Hurricanes usually have very strong winds for hours.
6:11 The Bolt Started
Chicago resident here. I've enjoyed watching your video several times - and especially appreciate its length. Thanks for sharing your video work!
22:07
"Everything has calmed down..."
BOOM!
That is just bad luck! If that were me I would have run for the hills. We got a similar storm to this last year where I live. It was so bad that I didn't want to be alone.
....For 2 seconds.
This is my all time favorite storm video! Thank you!
Located Strikes:
6:11
7:01
7:15
14:19
22:07
15:10 "it sucks out here!". Well, why were you out there? ;) Are you still storm chasing?
6:11
Lightning: *WHAT DID I TELL YOU ABOUT GOING OUT?*
26:00
YALL NEED TO STOP.
22:07
*WHO ASKED YOU?*
Excellent storm. Excellent video. Loved listening to this on my headphones whilst laying in bed 🛌⚡️
Great job capturing that powerful storm. :)
NICE!
I like storms during the day but in the middle of the night i hate the storms cause they wake me up
After I played your video we had rain, lightning and thunder all night; I guess my theory worked.
I remember this storm. I was living in Evanston at the time and my basement flooded pretty badly. Great video!
26:00 OMG
Wish we had more storms like this in phoenix. Only in the summer and they're weak compared to this. Boo..
hell the weakest thunder storm you have in phoenix is stronger than this
I live 3 hours from Chicago and we get storms just as intense as this one, but they don't compare to the storms I've been through in Oklahoma and Kansas
kid ----- you have NO IDEA what a severe thunderstorm really is
Maybe you edited it a bit, but at the point I paused after you said that it was over 30 minutes, it was actually 26 minutes and 44 seconds long.
By the way, it's not too long for me. Thank you for uploading it. You're so adorable!
I was 12 years old when this happened
Welcome To Chicago.
I love your commentaries! Just speak! I want you to know how much I enjoyed it. I keep coming back to this video, because it's so amazing!
In Poland in my voivodeship where I live we don't have that much strong thunderstorms omg!! 😱😲
Being born and raised along the California Coast, have never experienced anything close to this. Maybe, once every 5-10 years San Francisco will see a thunderstorm, that is more than one or two flashes of lightning..LOL
I am from the future to tell u we just had something like this in the bay area a month ago
Great Video and love the Blue lightning Flashes
7:40 it was a lot closer than 2 miles away about 1/4 of a mile.
man chicago gets crazy thunderstorms from late spring to early fall cause of where the city is located in the midwest, chicago gets hot n humid n real cold in the winter, it must b the great lake chicago is near that influences there weather a lot, like here in boston the ocean effects our weather a lot too depending on if the wind is blowing in from the water or offshore towards the water.
7:13 damn that bolt had to be across the street that was so close
Right now we're experiencing only a tiny storm in comparison to this over in Boise, Idaho. It turns out that my dad lived in Chicago when he was a small boy and he told me about the thunderstorms he watched. This is just an amazing video!
i love these type of storms😍😍😍😍😍😍
it was raining like hell
i like the 9:47 strike
I really miss this kind of storm, now all we have is just light rain, it ain't boring but damn it's more relaxing if we still have this kind of Thunderstorm.
The first half was awesome with the skyline and the awesome lighting but the second half all you could see was mostly a dark tree and very little skyline.
14:19 The Close Bolt Right There
everything is calm now..well it was for 2seconds...haha
The only reason i'm watching this is because; I live in Chicago, and there is a Tornado Watch for Cook County. lol
Great video of Chicago rainstorm. I commend you in your steadfastness for capturing such authentic scenes. We're having a drought where I am and I lost some tress due to the dry weather; so I thought like attracts like and found your video. Thanks for sharing.
Man, the sky sure was angry that night! 22:07 lol - perfect timing!
tarkushead 22:07 is my reaction: OH MY GOD! I've Been Shot! Call 911!
22:07 "everything has calmed down" KABOOM!
Talk about perfect timing!
Lol!
everything has calmed down Bang for 2 seconds :D :D
thunderstorm scared the hell out of me
Dont be rude Mac Tuner, Dont watch this video of you dont like his knowledge
THANK YOU FOR SHARING. I LIKE THIS STORM.
22:07 that was great
You should of keep your voice down and not jinx everything up
@XxUpliftingTranc3xX Don't feel bad, I stay up late at night most of my summer vacation. :)
Thunder sounds like a bomb
--or a gunshot.
Cool! We get about one clap of thunder a year in San Francisco. I wish we got great storms like this. Heck, at this point in the drought I'd take rain any way it came.
great vid dude that was an impressive storm. Have em down here in south Georgia too
wow thats cool man and a good video. im intrested in these storms but we not had thunder for ages now
Lighting don't suck
That was a really nice video.. Some really close ones in that storm!
9:48 thunderclap
It's amazing how very close lightning sounds like an ordinary explosion similar to a bomb
It looks like you guys got one heck of a nighttime lightning show! So did a tornado ever spawn from this storm system?
unbelievable, so much close strikes and the strikes far away are loud too, never saw this
3:28 lightning lights the whole sky
7:15 Jesus Crist! Scared the crap out of me!
As well as 9:48
Aww Gunshots!!
WOW!! At 7:15 it was freaking awesome!!
@campanesolenni Yeah, that lightning strike was super close that time.
Were you recording this from your house?
I LOVE thunderstorms!
Nice cloud to ground and cloud to cloud lightning cool vid buddy
Wow, such crazy lightning!!
Thanks, Glad you like the video, Chicago has been under a drought for the whole month of July also. The grass isn't green anymore.
There's a severe storm here in Chicago currently as I'm typing in. My powers out and this is all I have to play
We had this same strong line of T-storms up in T.C., Michigan...awesome ..crazy lightening up here too...At one time we had blue sometimes green lighting..freakin nutts ...best storm of the summer.
omg what a storm we dont get em like that in south wales i would love to see one like thta
@albert31948 Thanks.
holy shiz this was uploaded on my birthday!
awesome video!!!
at 9:49 u can actually hear the static from the bolt
Wow! Great video. The thunderstorms where I live are NOTHING like this. This, plus numerous other reasons, is why I want to live in Chicago.
What time at night was this?
It started almost after 12:00 midnight and lasted til 1 AM.
Wow
Arvell Dorsey Jr. Thats a powerful storm. I even saw the clouds.
3:16-3:21 he says "It ls like 11 o'clock right now" then at 30:57 he says "It's almost midnight".
Nice to meet you too.
I wish I had a lot of thunderstorms:)
Go out side with some rebar
7:01 2nd Bolt Hits
At 14:19 there is another bolt. However, you have to look very closely since it lasts for a quarter of a second.
At 14:19 there is another bolt. However, you have to look very closely since it lasts for a quarter of a second.
we had one last night and this morning I couldn't sleep eather
@balletgirl21100 Me Too.
These are cumulonimbus clouds
my birthday!
dopE video man....
7:15 crack
You ruined the video with your mouth.