Outdoor Ice Skating Rinks Near Rockford
Near Rockford, outdoor ice skating rinks.
Just like in the summertime, we are going to be looking for things to do away from our homes. Those activities will involve being outside. Since the weather is completely different in the other direction, that opens the door for a whole new set of fun events.
One winter sport I wish I would have picked up back in the day is ice skating. It just never clicked for me. I had tried several times but unfortunately, it never worked out. I have a couple of theories why it did not.
years. most recently in 2009 november. reporter: yes, absolutely. the maritime boundary has long been at the center of dispute in the past. north korea does not recognize the border that was drawn by the united nations at the end of the korean war in 1953. an interesting back and forth happening as we speak. ju hee cho live from seoul, south korea, thank you. now to the midwest where thousands are waking up without power after a rare round of tornados ripped through northern illinois and wisconsin. there are reports of at least eight twisters, including one so powerful it flipped over a school bus that was filled with children. ben bradley reports on damage near rockford, illinois. the little one was the one that was found a couple of houses down. reporter: two horses and countless people are counting their blesses after coming uncomfortably close to a tornado. my mom was just in the basement, and the whole house she said was just shaking. she heard, you know, that freigh
i stood out there like the smart man i am and filmed it. reporter: jim atkinson took this video as the tornado moved away from his home. right when it hit, the wind had died for the most part. there was no rain. after it passed through to the northeast here, it cleared up. reporter: as rare as an out of season tornado can be, they re not unheard of. in fact, in january of 2008, in these same communities, a tornado touched down. that one also damaged several homes and businesses. ben bradley for abc news, near rockford, illinois. more weather news this morning. commuters in and around seattle are being asked to bring their patience this morning because of the havoc that a snowstorm has caused there on the roadways. rush hour was an absolute disaster in that city last night. there should be more of the same later today. at least one death is actually being blamed on the storm. on top of that, schools are closed because of the icy conditions expected again today. also, a storm
reporter: when they emerged, they found this. half their roof ripped away. a car s windows shattered. trees torn from their roots. a street sign from a block away in their backyard. and a barn destroyed. mysteriously, the haystacks inside didn t even tip over. i grew up here. i mean, this has been my house for 28 years. and it s it s just shocked. reporter: one town over, winds knocked this school bus on its side. four or five of the middle school students on board were treated for minor back pain. we ll get her. reporter: the storm stole power from tens of thousands of people, plunging entire neighborhoods into darkness. this is a camping headlamp. since we camp, we had several of them in the house. that s definitely handy at a time like this. reporter: as the funnel cloud took shape, marching toward rockford, some couldn t resist recording the rare november tornado.