Everyone can enjoy their bonus summer week--A bonus 15th week of summer which starts tomorrow. On a typical year, we have 14 weeks of summer, the weeks in between Memorial Day and Labor Day. This year the alignment allows the extra fifteenth week between the two holidays. This only happens when there is six May…Read more Leap Year Includes a Bonus – An Extra Week of Summer…Enjoy!!
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Tornado Hits Oak Forest, Illinois
The Versatileer Blog has been shut down all week due to having no power, after a major derecho storm spawning 15 different tornadoes came through on Monday about 4:00 pm. The local storm was identified as an EF-1 tornado in Oak Forest, Illinois by the National Weather Service: We confirmed an EF-1 tornado with peak…Read more Tornado Hits Oak Forest, Illinois
In the Path of Destruction
I will be back as soon as the power is back on... The front of my workplace Monday, August 10, 2020
Saharan Dust Plume on the Way Into the U.S.
We are in the midst of a new arrival. I am glad that a meteorological event that will cause far fewer havoc than the usual appearance, and plus some great photographs. Being from northern Illinois, I will be lucky to see any of the Saharan Dust Plume here. If it makes it far enough north,…Read more Saharan Dust Plume on the Way Into the U.S.