A strong storm system is expected to bring severe thunderstorms to Central Illinois on Wednesday, with heavy rain, strong wind gusts, and isolated tornadoes possible, before a cooler and more ...

After weeks of sweltering heat, the Chicago area will finally see a drop in temperatures this week – but not without showers and possible thunderstorms, the NBC 5 Storm Team said. A cluster of ...

Derechos are long-lived storms that cause extreme wind damage, sometimes lasting eight hours and traveling hundreds of miles. Derechos can happen almost anywhere in the U.S. but are most common in ...

The northern Plains, including the Dakotas, Iowa and Minnesota, are in the bull's-eye of a renewed severe weather threat Monday that is expected to bring violent, damaging wind gusts.

As climate change warms average global temperatures, hailstones larger than pingpong or golf balls will become more frequent ...

The highest rainfall totals reached their zenith early Sunday morning in Lincoln and Calhoun counties, as well as Greene, ...

Funnel clouds were reported Friday morning in Illinois and there was a Flood Warning for parts of the Chicago area into the ...

Another day of scattered heavy thunderstorms inside what forecasters called a juicy, "tropical-like" air mass Saturday has ...

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A series of funnel clouds were spotted in La Salle County early Friday as some storms moved towards the Chicago area, ...

A heat advisory is in effect across the Chicago area today, with storm chances set to increase through the weekend.

A slow-moving cold front is expected to stall out over the Chicago area, bringing relief from the heat and rounds of showers ...