On Tuesday, January 10th at 6:00 p.m. central time, the LaSalle Public Library will virtually host Nick Bartholomew from the Illinois Storm Chasers for a presentation of how Midwest Winter weather works.

Where do blizzards come from? What do we need to know about wind chill? When the meteorologist explains what is happening in the Rockies, can we guess how that weather will affect Illinois? What do we need to know to be prepared for the worst of an Illinois winter? In this presentation, Nick will discuss these questions and many more.

Nick Bartholomew has been obsessed with weather as long as he can remember. When he was younger, he was interested in weather but was terrified when thunderstorms would roll in. As he grew older that fear turned into a burning desire to understand severe weather, and as soon as he got his license, he would go on local chases to see Mother Nature up close. In 2016, he decided to kick it up a notch and start traveling to Tornado Alley, having documented over a dozen tornadoes so far in his career.

Illinois Storm Chasers was formed in 2015, by owners Danny Neal and Adam Lucio, with additional staff added in the years following. Since day one, Illinois Storm Chasers has striven to bring the most accurate and non-sensationalized weather forecasts to the state of Illinois.

This program is free, open to the public, and will be presented virtually via Zoom. Registration required. Register – https://bit.ly/3I0QMQy. For more information, please contact Rachael Blomquist, Digital Content Librarian, at 815-223-2341.