(heckuva night in Chicago land. So many examples of ATC at it's finest, tower, ground, Center)
attached example, he earned his pay for sure when they returned from the evac's including Chicago TRACON around 0130UTC).
several LiveATC feeds down now currently due to that weather)
https://atxjetsetter.com/post/tornadoes-hit-chicago-airports/Wild weather has rocked the city of Chicago and surrounding areas over the past two days. Strong storms moved through the area on Sunday and Monday nights that spawned multiple tornadoes, two of which reportedly hit Chicago’s Midway (MDW) and O’Hare (ORD) airports.
The first line of strong storms hit the Chicagoland area on Sunday and an EF0 tornado with winds of 80 mph touched down just west of Midway Airport before traveling east towards Lake Michigan. The tornado was confirmed by the National Weather Service on Monday.
Monday night brought even stronger storms as a massive derecho tore through the area. At one point all of the Chicagoland area was under a tornado warning. Passengers at Chicago O’Hare International Airport were forced to shelter underground while many passengers were stuck on planes on the tarmac.
According to some news reports, tornadoes touched down at both Chicago O’Hare and Chicago Midway Airport on Monday night. We’ll have to wait for the National Weather Service to confirm these which will likely happen sometime on Tuesday though, with over 10 tornadoes reported in the Chicago area, it may take longer. As you can imagine, these severe storms and tornadoes have wreaked havoc on flights. Hundreds of flights were canceled and delayed at both airports with many aircraft stuck on the tarmac at O’Hare airport as the storm blew through. Luckily, based on what I can tell, no passengers onboard those aircraft were injured during the storm. Planes were stuck as the tower had to be evacuated.
Impacts from the storm will likely carry over through Tuesday so check with your airline on the status of your flight if you’re traveling to, from, or through either of the Chicago area airports.
