Another Storm Of The Century (Of The Week)

By Marcus Gilmer in News on Jun 24, 2010 3:00PM

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Another round of severe thunderstorms rumbled through the area yesterday evening, causing flooding, street closures, minor damage, heavy traffic delays, power outages, and even spurring a few tornado warnings as sirens across the city wailed. Once the storms moved on, though, we were left with a glowing, golden sky above and a gorgeous rainbow to the east. Enjoy these reader-submitted photos from our Flickr pool and, after the jump, check out amazing video of the storm over downtown shot by reader Craig Shimala.

Lighting strikes three of the tallest buildings in Chicago at the same time! from Craig Shimala on Vimeo.

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