June 2022 Chicago supercell
On June 13, 2022, an exceptionally high-topped and powerful supercell impacted the Chicago metropolitan area, with a height of 60,000–70,000 ft (18–21 km) as measured by multiple NEXRAD sites.[1] The system, spawned from an extremely unstable environment, brought widespread severe downburst winds exceeding 80 mph (130 km/h) across Cook and DuPage counties, leading to numerous flight delays and cancellations at O'Hare International Airport.[2] The supercell was part of the same complex of storms that produced a powerful derecho across Indiana and Ohio, where wind gusts reached 98 mph (158 km/h) at Fort Wayne International Airport.This was predicted to produce a cold pool which would fuel the development of a multi-cell mesoscale convective system, as atmospheric instability in the northern Ohio Valley exceeded 5000j/kg.[8] A baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and San Diego Padres at Wrigley Field was delayed by 1 hour and 25 minutes due to rain, during which tornado sirens were sounded.
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