Mother Nature With a 1-2 Punch Today…Punches 3-4-5 Later This Week!

The morning started off nice enough. Beautiful even:

Beautiful drive in from Plainfield to Aurora this morning.#ilwx @JolietWeather pic.twitter.com/HFVCP28Jq6

— Nick Jakusz (@NickWithAMic) July 18, 2019

But that’s as nice as it’s going to get the next few days. The storms associated with the pictured shelf cloud has already done enough damage through flooding, wind, and lighting strikes. If that wasn’t enough, the heat is about to set in. Heat indices will be pushing 115F.

Excessive Heat Warning is in effect from now through Saturday evening. Friday looks to be the warmest day of the year so far. pic.twitter.com/OF3hfA8xCQ

— NWS Chicago (@NWSChicago) July 17, 2019

You don’t’ need me to give you all the tips to protect yourself, we’re all adults here. It’s some of the lesser-known affects of the heat that I find interesting. We’re going to see a few more blow outs on the highways as tires, especially on heavier vehicles, overheat and explode. Fire Departments have to rotate in new personnel more often to avoid heat exhaustion to the fire fighters. Trains have to reduce speed, creating longer rail commutes. Did you also know fans don’t really work past 95 degrees or so? Sure, they provide a bit of circulation, but do nothing in terms of actually lowering your body temperature.

Oh, and if you see an unintended child or a dog in a parked car…break the window.