Collaborative Thread: The Great Chicago Tornado Outbreak of 2016

May 20th: President Barack Obama, whose home-state of Illinois, was the affected state, has offered to help the state of emergency called by Governor Bruce Rauner and mayor Rahm Emanuel, of chicago, calling on the U.S. National Guard, under the command of General Frank J. Grass, the 27th Chief of the National Guard Bureau, this action was allowed following the on going national emergency, declared after the September 11 attacks, authorizing the incumbent president the power to retain or reactivate military personnel beyond their normal term of service
 
A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING has been issued for the following areas:

SOUTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN.

At 4:00AM, a severe thunderstorm moved offshore onto Southern Lake Michigan. This storm is expected to stay severe when it reaches Southwestern Michigan. Winds up to 60 miles per hour, swells up to 20 feet, golf ball sized hail, and a few tornadic waterspouts are expected. Any and all watercraft that's currently on the lake will be sank by this storm.

Stay tuned to your local NOAA weather station for further details.

 
You might want to change the date. They don't issue State of Emergencies like that for nighttime tornadoes until daylight.

Right now, this storm is setting itself up to become a derecho event that also hits Detroit hard, knocking out power and setting up a crime wave that rivals that of the looting during Hurricane Katrina.
 
The National Weather Service in Kalamazoo has issued a SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING for the following counties:

Muskegon
Ottawa

At 6:10AM, a severe thunderstorm containing winds up to 60 miles per hour came onshore from Lake Michigan. This storm is expected to move throughout the lower peninsula throughout the morning, turning into a strong derecho event.

Please seek shelter. This is a very dangerous storm.
 
Fast forward a few counties and hours.


The National Weather Service in Detroit has issued a SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING for the following counties

Lapeer, Livingston, Macomb, Oakland, St. Clair, and Wayne.

At 9:20AM, spotters measured wind speed of excess of 95 miles per hour and 3 inch hail. THIS IS A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM EMERGENCY, THE FIRST OF ITS KIND.


THIS STORM IS UNSURVIVABLE IF YOU ARE STUCK OUTDOORS, ESPECIALLY AROUND LAKE SAINT CLAIR. DO NOT TRY TO RIDE THIS STORM OUT OUTDOORS OR IN A CAR. THIS STORM IS AS STRONG AS A CATEGORY 2 HURRICANE! TREAT THIS WARNING LIKE IT IS A TORNADO WARNING.
 
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May 21st:

The Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers and Miwaukee Brewers all postpone their games due to storm damage from the Great Severe Storm of 2016.

President Obama is expected to take 2 days off to tour the damage in Detroit, Chicago and Milwaukee. Southside Chicago, according to some residents, was described as "looking like a giant war zone".

Excess looting is occuring in storm damaged Detroit

Milwaukee fared a bit better, except for Miller Park.

The great storm quickly gained the moniker of "Hurricane Ditka", in reference to a Saturday Night Live skit.
 
Donald Trump, the assumed 2016 nominee for president, is asked to visit the Southside of Chicago in order to inspect the damage.

The president declines the visit, and instead makes a trip to Grosse Pointe, Michigan, where the derecho event's effects weren't felt as hard as Detroit proper's damage.

Kanye West was quoted to say "Donald Trump does not care about black people either!".
 
May 22,2016
Paul Ryan speaking with President Obama outside Miller Park pledges to work with him in helping with the disaster and promises to introduce a bill in Congress for more federal funds to aid in tornado recovery.

(Milwaukee is Paul Ryan's home district)
 
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May 25th.

Cleanup in the Southside of Chicago has been suspended due to massive looting. Despite President Obama's pleas, the looting still went on. Obama gives the southern wards of Chicago 48 hours to cease gang activity and or looting, or else he will call the national guard.

Detroit has cleared up almost all of the damage left by the derecho.

The Tigers are going to play the Philadelphia Phillies in a 2 game double header.
 
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