McHenry County officials are working with state agencies to appeal the denial of federal disaster relief for severe storms ...

Tornado frequency plots in Illinois from 1950 to 2020 showed 64 percent of tornadoes occurred between April and June. April is the deadliest month with 97 reported deaths, mostly due to the 58 deaths ...

We haven't seen much severe weather recently in the U.S., but the country hasn't been nearly that fortunate in past Augusts. On Aug. 28, 1990, 35 years ago today, an F5 tornado raked through two ...

Here is the latest details ahead of Saturday's system.

Damaging tornadoes can strike the U.S. any time of the year, but there’s a secondary peak season for severe weather - and ...

FAIRDALE, Ill. (WLS) -- Help centers are up and running for victims of last week's deadly Illinois tornadoes, offering assistance ranging from supplies to emotional support. "I've been pretty well off ...

BELVIDERE, IL (KTRK) -- Months after 11 tornadoes killed two people and ripped through parts of Illinois, an uplifting story is coming out of the wreckage. While picking through debris near his ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- It has been a little over a month since a massive tornado hit DuPage County, and the Chicago area has been dealing with more summer storms as well as drought since. The result from ...

CHICAGO -- Two women were killed, 11 people were injured and dozens of homes were destroyed when a tornado touched down in the small town of Fairdale, Ill. One of the injured remains hospitalized in ...

Meteorologists said this week that a deadly tornado in North Dakota this summer has been upgraded to a top-of-the-scale EF5, and was the first on American soil in 12 years.

Tuesday will mark a somber anniversary, as 100 years have passed since the deadliest tornado in U.S. history devastated several states. On March 18, 1925, the “Tri-State Tornado” tore a path of ...

America has faced devastating tornadoes throughout its history. The Tri-State Tornado of 1925 remains the deadliest. Many of these catastrophic storms struck before advanced warning systems existed.