Some storms don’t arrive with a bang so much as a steady, unmistakable presence. The filmer, Dylan, recorded a long-tracking tornado moving northeast of Effingham, Illinois. A wide view shows a ...

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.

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From tornado preparedness to tree canopy loss, experts explain the lessons learned from a summer of severe storms across ...

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

Gov. JB Pritzker requested a presidential major disaster declaration from the Federal Emergency Management Agency on Tuesday ...

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. 29, 210 ...

URBANA, Ill. (RFD News) — Illinois has recorded more than 100 tornadoes this year despite not traditionally being considered part of Tornado Alley. Illinois State Climatologist Trent Ford said tornado ...

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

Illinois is asking the federal government for help recovering from August storms that left a trail of destruction through ...

EFFINGHAM, Ill. (WAND) — Effingham County was one of many places in Illinois impacted by a tornado this year. The area saw one of the year’s strongest storms in June, as an EF-3 tornado tore through ...