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Illinois

MerryBlooms

(11,903 posts) Sun Jul 1, 2012, 01:06 PM Jul 2012

Well now, that was a bit of a wicked storm. eesh [View all]

I am hoping my kitties will come out from under the bed soon.

I'm in DuPage county and these winds that just went through were something else.

Hope all my Illinois neighbors are fine and dandy.

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Well now, that was a bit of a wicked storm. eesh [View all] MerryBlooms Jul 2012 OP

Feels nice to open the windows and let some 70 degree breezes in for a few minutes before mucifer Jul 2012 #1

Oh gosh, yes. It's calm now and bright sunshine. MerryBlooms Jul 2012 #4

Lot of wind here in Elk Grove. I think we're clear now. Gidney N Cloyd Jul 2012 #2

We have some traffic signals out, but we too are clear now. MerryBlooms Jul 2012 #5

Glad to get the rain! Sienna86 Jul 2012 #3

I'm guessing we got about an inch worth- it was really coming down and I am so happy to have it! MerryBlooms Jul 2012 #6

It's perfectly sunny now. Neoma Jul 2012 #7

Thank goodness it was! MerryBlooms Jul 2012 #8

We're practically in the same neighborhood. Neoma Jul 2012 #9

We don't have a yard either (condo), but I'm the only deck garden in our whole neighborhood. :-) MerryBlooms Jul 2012 #10