Mother Nature sends Tom Skilling out in style with 24 hours of wild Chicagoland weather

Like Michael Jordan rising up, releasing a jump shot over Bryon Russell and holding his pose as the ball swished through the net to cap the Bulls’ dynasty with a sixth championship, so too is Tom Skilling going out in style as a Chicagoland institution.

Such was the astute observation of multiple X users as severe storms rolled through the area on Tuesday night, including this one:

Yes, it’s like Mother Nature planned it this way for Skilling’s final day before retirement, which is Wednesday.

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In 24 hours, Chicagoland saw 70-plus degrees in February, severe storms, a 40-degreee temperature drop and a little snow. So Mother Nature sent Skilling into retirement with one final major weather event.

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And Marcus Leshock says WGN viewers and Skilling fans certainly took note of that on social media. Check out the video above to see what some had to say.

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