The National Weather Service announced Friday afternoon that a tornado watch will be in effect in the Baltimore Region until ...

The city reached a record-breaking 93 degrees Thursday, topping the previous May 15 record of 91 degrees set in 1961.

Seek shelter if in the warned area,” it said. Before 8 p.m. the weather service said the Chicago forecast area was “currently tornado-warning free.” Video from TV stations showed hundreds of ...

A new warning system in DuPage will provide emergency alerts several minutes faster than before, officials said. (Antonio Perez/ Chicago Tribune) New DuPage County tornado warning system to ...

But while there were signs of rotation in some storm cells, there did not end up being any tornado warnings in the Chicago area Thursday night. However, multiple "destructive" storms left a field ...

Donation Options Search Search Search Illinois lawmakers, lobbyists and the general public had to temporarily take shelter in the tunnels under the statehouse due to a tornado warning on Tuesday ...

Our severe weather plans are ready to implement if the need should arise,” officials said, per NBC. Chicago is still expecting rainfall on Friday night, but weather forecasts show that the ...

The warning was issued for McHenry County until 2 p.m. A line of severe storms was located from Roscoe to near Belvidere and moving east at 50 mph. The storms bring with them wind gusts of up to 60 ...

In places like Naperville, where an EF3 tornado touched down in 2021, the 26 outdoor warning sirens are activated automatically when the National Weather Service issues a warning. In Chicago ...

Now, the new automated system enables real-time activation of outdoor warning sirens directly from the National Weather Service. That ensures faster, more consistent alerts during tornado warnings.

CHICAGO (WLS ... On Thursday evening, the National Weather Service issued a Tornado Watch and Severe Thunderstorm Warning for multiple counties in Illinois and northwest Indiana.