The Nationa Weather Service of NOAA has issued a number of warnings tonight. Tornado sirens went off in downtown Chicago. People at the main Chicago airport were rushed below ground for a while. Damaging winds in northwestern Indiana reached 80 to 90 miles per hour. These are straight-line winds that are out in front of a bow. They can knock down corn and uproot trees.

Here is the latest warning:

"Thunderstorms in northwest Illinois will move towards the area this evening and overnight. The main concern is heavy rain, although there is a chance that some storms may be severe with damaging wind gusts up to 60-70 mph. Lows tonight will be near 70. There is a chance for thunderstorms again on Tuesday ahead of the cold front."

On the map the red outlines indicate tornado warnings. That means tornadoes are on the ground.

I am located at the extreme right edge of the radar image, where the point of the little black arrow is seen, just east of Findlay, OH.

We really need some rain. It hasn't rained for over three weeks. The grass is brown and the corn will stop growing if we don't get rain. Today a small front went by and we only got five minutes of sprinkles.

If you are anywhere near South Bend, Fort Wayne or Angola IN take cover.

I'm getting tired of carrying buckets of water out to the rhubarb.