KB9SWI, Don – suggested the following web site –

Weather Underground
http://www.wunderground.com/

and we added a few more – 
Lightning Strikes
http://www.lightningmaps.org/realtime?lang=en

Winds across America
http://hint.fm/wind/

Chicago Radar by Intellicast
http://www.intellicast.com/National/Radar/Current.aspx?location=USIL1114

Know of another website – please submit your favorite –