{"id":339,"date":"2022-03-05T23:00:57","date_gmt":"2022-03-05T23:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/linushoeller.rocks\/photo\/?p=339"},"modified":"2022-06-10T19:12:52","modified_gmt":"2022-06-10T19:12:52","slug":"first-storms-of-the-season-light-up-the-sky-over-chicago-following-unseasonably-warm-weather","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/linushoeller.rocks\/photo\/first-storms-of-the-season-light-up-the-sky-over-chicago-following-unseasonably-warm-weather\/","title":{"rendered":"First Storms of the Season Light up the Sky over Chicago following Unseasonably Warm Weather"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n<div class=\"wc-gallery\"><div class='wcflexslider-container wc-gallery-bottomspace-default wc-gallery-clear'><div id='gallery-1' class='gallery wc-gallery-captions-show gallery-link-post wcslider wcflexslider' data-reflections='false' data-gutter-width='5' data-columns='1' data-hide-controls='false'><ul class='slides'>\n\t\t\t\t<li class='gallery-item gallery-item-position-1 gallery-item-attachment-340 wcflex-slide-item'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/linushoeller.rocks\/photo\/first-storms-of-the-season-light-up-the-sky-over-chicago-following-unseasonably-warm-weather\/img_0086-2\/\" target=\"_self\"><img src='https:\/\/linushoeller.rocks\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG_0086-2.jpg' width='1350' height='613' alt='' \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' style='width:1350px;'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tLightning erupts over the distant skyline of Chicago following an unusually warm day on March 5, 2022. (Linus Hoeller)\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class='gallery-item gallery-item-position-2 gallery-item-attachment-350 wcflex-slide-item'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/linushoeller.rocks\/photo\/first-storms-of-the-season-light-up-the-sky-over-chicago-following-unseasonably-warm-weather\/img_9574\/\" target=\"_self\"><img src='https:\/\/linushoeller.rocks\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG_9574.jpg' width='1350' height='900' alt='' \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' style='width:1350px;'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tTemperatures climbed above 20\u00b0C in what seemed to many to be the first proper day of spring in the Windy City. (Linus Hoeller)\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class='gallery-item gallery-item-position-3 gallery-item-attachment-353 wcflex-slide-item'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/linushoeller.rocks\/photo\/first-storms-of-the-season-light-up-the-sky-over-chicago-following-unseasonably-warm-weather\/img_9638\/\" target=\"_self\"><img src='https:\/\/linushoeller.rocks\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG_9638.jpg' width='900' height='1350' alt='' \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' style='width:900px;'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tThe warm and sunny weather encouraged lots of Chicagoans to make use of the city&#8217;s iconig lakefront on Lake Michigan. (Linus Hoeller)\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class='gallery-item gallery-item-position-4 gallery-item-attachment-352 wcflex-slide-item'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/linushoeller.rocks\/photo\/first-storms-of-the-season-light-up-the-sky-over-chicago-following-unseasonably-warm-weather\/img_9603\/\" target=\"_self\"><img src='https:\/\/linushoeller.rocks\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG_9603.jpg' width='1350' height='900' alt='' \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' style='width:1350px;'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tPeople sit by the lakeshore trail in Chicago, soaking in the sun. (Linus Hoeller)\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class='gallery-item gallery-item-position-5 gallery-item-attachment-355 wcflex-slide-item'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/linushoeller.rocks\/photo\/first-storms-of-the-season-light-up-the-sky-over-chicago-following-unseasonably-warm-weather\/img_9648\/\" target=\"_self\"><img src='https:\/\/linushoeller.rocks\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG_9648.jpg' width='1350' height='900' alt='' \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' style='width:1350px;'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tDespite the warm temperatures on this March day, patches of snow and ice were persistent reminders that this time of year tends to still be rather chilly in Illinois, despite the occasional warm weather. (Linus Hoeller)\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class='gallery-item gallery-item-position-6 gallery-item-attachment-351 wcflex-slide-item'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/linushoeller.rocks\/photo\/first-storms-of-the-season-light-up-the-sky-over-chicago-following-unseasonably-warm-weather\/img_9590\/\" target=\"_self\"><img src='https:\/\/linushoeller.rocks\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG_9590.jpg' width='1350' height='900' alt='' \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' style='width:1350px;'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tOne of the many iconic buildings along Chicago&#8217;s lakefront is the Adler Planetarium. (Linus Hoeller)\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class='gallery-item gallery-item-position-7 gallery-item-attachment-345 wcflex-slide-item'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/linushoeller.rocks\/photo\/first-storms-of-the-season-light-up-the-sky-over-chicago-following-unseasonably-warm-weather\/img_9477\/\" target=\"_self\"><img src='https:\/\/linushoeller.rocks\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG_9477.jpg' width='1350' height='900' alt='' \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' style='width:1350px;'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tThe skyline of Chicago rises above a hill in the Northerly Island Park, which used to be a city airport. (Linus Hoeller)\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class='gallery-item gallery-item-position-8 gallery-item-attachment-361 wcflex-slide-item'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/linushoeller.rocks\/photo\/first-storms-of-the-season-light-up-the-sky-over-chicago-following-unseasonably-warm-weather\/img_9761\/\" target=\"_self\"><img src='https:\/\/linushoeller.rocks\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG_9761.jpg' width='1350' height='900' alt='' \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' style='width:1350px;'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tStudents enjoy the mild evening weather on Northwestern University&#8217;s lakefill, oblivious to the fact that just a little later, strong thunderstorms would be moving into the region. (Linus Hoeller)\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class='gallery-item gallery-item-position-9 gallery-item-attachment-366 wcflex-slide-item'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/linushoeller.rocks\/photo\/first-storms-of-the-season-light-up-the-sky-over-chicago-following-unseasonably-warm-weather\/img_9983\/\" target=\"_self\"><img src='https:\/\/linushoeller.rocks\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG_9983.jpg' width='1350' height='900' alt='' \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' style='width:1350px;'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tA large bolt of purple lightning lights up the sky above Northwestern University in the school&#8217;s colors as a cold front rolls into the area. (Linus Hoeller)\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class='gallery-item gallery-item-position-10 gallery-item-attachment-342 wcflex-slide-item'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/linushoeller.rocks\/photo\/first-storms-of-the-season-light-up-the-sky-over-chicago-following-unseasonably-warm-weather\/img_0164-2\/\" target=\"_self\"><img src='https:\/\/linushoeller.rocks\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG_0164-2.jpg' width='1350' height='588' alt='' \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' style='width:1350px;'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tA bold of lightning stretches for kilometers over Lake Michigan, reaching for the Chicago skyline seen in the distance. (Linus Hoeller)\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class='gallery-item gallery-item-position-11 gallery-item-attachment-362 wcflex-slide-item'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/linushoeller.rocks\/photo\/first-storms-of-the-season-light-up-the-sky-over-chicago-following-unseasonably-warm-weather\/img_9848-2\/\" target=\"_self\"><img src='https:\/\/linushoeller.rocks\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG_9848-2.jpg' width='1350' height='900' alt='' \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' style='width:1350px;'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tChicago&#8217;s skyline lies illuminated as a cloud-to-ground lightning strikes lake Michigan or the shore of Indiana. (Linus Hoeller)\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class='gallery-item gallery-item-position-12 gallery-item-attachment-364 wcflex-slide-item'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/linushoeller.rocks\/photo\/first-storms-of-the-season-light-up-the-sky-over-chicago-following-unseasonably-warm-weather\/img_9975\/\" target=\"_self\"><img src='https:\/\/linushoeller.rocks\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG_9975.jpg' width='1350' height='900' alt='' \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' style='width:1350px;'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tFor a split second, a very bright flash illuminates Northwestern University as though it were daytime. 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