Thursday, February 29, 2024The National Weather Service confirmed 11 tornados in Lee County, DeKalb County, Kane County, Cook County, Lake County IL and Lake County IN.GENEVA (WLS) -- The National Weather Service confirmed at least 11 tornadoes touched down in Illinois and northwest I...
Line of severe storms race through Northern Illinois University's campus in Dekalb, IL, on Monday, July 15, 2024. (NIU Dept. of Meteorology / FOX Weather) Numerous tornadoes were reported across northernIllinoisand the Chicago suburbs. Forecasters said they were tracking more than a doz...
The most vulnerable county in the country for tornado touchdowns in 2024, as projected by Roof Gnome, isn't too far from Michigan. Cook County, Illinois, which sits on the shores of Lake Michigan, is projected to see over $304 million in property damages....
Analysis and preparation of manuscript supported by the University of Illinois. Support for data collection and instrument development from the National Science Foundation. Author information Authors and Affiliations University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana, Urbana, IL, USA Karen Kosiba & Joshua Wurman ...
In 1925, the infamous U.S. tristate twister hit parts of Missouri, Illinois and Indiana, claiming 695 lives. Tornado Alley The media has dubbed the central portion of the United States "tornado alley." According to the National Severe Storms Laboratory, there isn't one map to delineate the...
The last time a high risk was issued was March 31, 2023, when a massive storm system tore through parts of the South and Midwest including Arkansas, Illinois and rural Indiana. The risk on Monday in parts of the southern Plains is the worst in five years, AccuWeather Chief Met...
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A tornado killed at least three people in westernOhioon Thursday night, authorities said, part of a storm system that also unleashed apparent twisters in parts ofIndiana,KentuckyandArkansasthat injured dozens and left tens of thousands of homes and businesses without power.Indian Lake, Ohio, hit ...
In addition, huge hail -- some the size of a softball -- was reported from Illinois to Texas. Cole was "hit significantly," Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper Eric Foster said. There are "power lines down everywhere" and major damage to infrastructure, according to Foster, who said hundreds ...
Arizona State University lists the 1925 Tri-State Tornado as the most extreme ever recorded which spread through parts of Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana on March 18, 1925. "The so-called Tri-State Tornado traveled an exact heading N 69° E for 183 of its 219 mile track. It was on the...