How a childhood tornado experience inspired a Geneva native's career with the National Weather Service
Brian Smith's adrenaline might have been surging if he were back in his hometown of Geneva last week when tornadoes were popping up in Kane County like Whack-a-Moles at a carnival.
"The 1967 tornado hit the Ridgewood subdivision on the east side of Geneva, and I was actually not that far from the tornado, about 900 feet away," Smith noted."We lived on Nebraska Street, but I was in a basement." Many residents are familiar with the popular tornado preparedness presentations that WGN weather forecaster Tom Skilling put on at Fermilab each spring for nearly 40 years until 2017. You can thank Smith for coming up with the idea for that format and keeping them going for so long.
Smith also knew Tom Skilling, who had been at WGN for only a few years at that time. Skilling agreed to come to Geneva as a last-minute replacement. But Smith is keeping his hands in local projects on a smaller scale, collaborating with author Kurt Wehrmeister for the children's book,"Cumie, the Brave Little Cloud."
Smith helped Wehrmeister grasp some weather concepts. However, for the"Cumie" story, Wehrmeister determined it would be OK to extend the concept of a cumulus cloud's life cycle from hours to days for the Cumie character. I am inclined to go with the Italian Beef sandwich at Tanna Tap, another fine choice on the menu. Owners Allen and Kathy Gibson hope the golf season will stay strong for their new restaurant and draw others looking for good food. It's open from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily.Give it some time Anyone who has grown weary of seeing the boarded-up facade of the former Little Owl location at 101 W. State St. in Geneva is likely quite pleased to hear that a Tapville Social plans to move into the site.
A great creation The last time I was at Candy's Creamery in Geneva's Mill Creek, picking up some ice cream treats, I met an"inventor" I admire.
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