A Tornado Warning has been issued for the northern parts of Effingham County, Illinois until 7:30 p.m. Central Time.

The National Weather Service in Lincoln reposted a video on the social media platform X around 1 p.m., showing a tornado ...

Strong storms are expected throughout Illinois this week. Here's what's predicted in the north, central, and southern regions ...

On Monday, July 15, 2024​, 32 tornadoes touched down in the greater Chicago area alone — including several within the city ...

Illinois twice this century surpassed 100 tornadoes in a year. In 2006, there were 144 twisters reported, there were 22 tornadoes the year before and 23 the year after. And in 2003, the state saw ...

A tornado watch has been issued for Grundy, Will and Kankakee counties in Illinois until 7 p.m. Lake, Porter, LaPorte, Newton and Jasper counties in Indiana are under the same watch.

As the derecho roared east, 12 more tornadoes touched down in northern Illinois, including Kirkland, Ottawa, Marengo, Elburn, Yorkville/Plainfield, Wheaton, Lombard/Lake Villa, ...

The National Weather Service said multiple tornadoes moved through northeastern Illinois, though the agency is still working to confirm exactly how many touched down. One of the tornadoes appeared ...

A tornado and deadly storm system ripped through Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri, and into part of Illinois on Friday night -- destroying buildings, leaving at least four people dead and ...

The Dec. 1 tornado outbreak also ranks as the third largest in Illinois during any month of the years, the weather service said. The biggest outbreak, with 39 tornadoes, occurred on April 19, 1996.

Illinois saw a record of 142 tornadoes in 2024, according to the National Weather Service. The state has averaged 60 tornadoes each year over the last 10 years.