Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Illinois continues to lead the nation in preliminary tornado reports in 2026, surpassing its annual record in June. By the end of ...

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See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Illinois logged 221 preliminary tornado reports through July 31, ...

Todd Feurer is a web producer for CBS Chicago. He has previously written for WBBM Newsradio, WUIS-FM and the New City News Service. The National Weather Service confirmed on Thursday afternoon that ...

Illinois continues to lead the nation in preliminary tornado reports in 2026, surpassing its annual record in June. By the end of July, the state had already broken that new record again. On June 17, ...

The National Weather Service confirmed on Wednesday that a fifth tornado touched down in the Chicago area during Monday's severe storms. The service on Wednesday said that an EF-0 tornado touched down ...

The EF-3 tornado that devastated parts of Appleton, Menasha, Neenah and Fox Crossing on July 27 is a big outlier both in recent history and recorded history in Northeast Wisconsin. Let's go back over ...

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Officials with the National Weather Service have confirmed three more tornadoes from Monday’s severe weather outbreak, including one that hit Lewis University. According to NWS damage assessment teams ...

UPDATE: Tornado threats have mostly cleared the Greater St. Louis Metropolitan area, but some rain and gusty winds may continue overnight. If you are in the area of a tornado-warned storm, seek ...

Monday’s severe weather outbreak spawned at least seven tornadoes in the Chicago area, but an “unusual” twister hit the same suburb twice, officials say. In the latest updates from the National ...