While Tornado Alley states have languished this year, tornado numbers are up in the Midwest, with Illinois setting a new national record.

Illinois sets a record 212 tornadoes this year, nearing the U.S. record. The National Weather Service at Lincoln tracked 102 of the historic central Illinois storms.

Illinois has seen over 200 tornadoes so far this year, according to preliminary data. It's just a few twisters away from Texas' all-time record.

Illinois could break the U.S. tornado record as confirmed reports surpass 200. What's causing all these storms?

Illinois has recorded 203 confirmed tornadoes in 2026, more than three times its 20-year annual average.

The National Weather Service confirmed two EF-1 tornadoes touched down Sunday night in LaSalle County, near Streator and Ransom, Illinois. Survey teams determined a tornado with maximum estimated ...

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In 2026, Illinois has seen some extremes and it’s only September. A new tornado record, a new hailstone record, flash floods, derechos, and seemingly everything in between — Illinois State ...

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Illinois has already smashed its record for tornadoes in any year, and it's approaching an all-time U.S. record for any state, amid an active 2026 of severe weather in the Midwest. As of Aug. 12, 203 ...

The tornadoes aren’t in Kansas anymore, Toto; they’re in Illinois. On Tuesday six tornadoes tore through the Chicago area during a derecho—a huge, long-lived wind storm that some call an “inland ...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ill. – The National Weather Service confirmed the presence of at least nine tornadoes in southern Illinois from Sunday’s severe storms, including an EF3 tornado in Jefferson County ...