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Severe weather season made a bold entrance in the Midwest this year and the potential for more dangerous storms lingers.

A severe storm thought to be a tornado swept through the Warrensburg and Latham communities on Thursday, the 28th anniversary of the first of twin tornadoes that hit the area

FARMERSBURG, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — Three days before the 2023 tornado hit the Midwest, the Storm Prediction Center and National Weather Service offices in Lincoln and Indianapolis were communicating with each other. More meteorologists were scheduled, duties assigned, and media and emergency managers warned of the threat. “Well, we had about, almost three days of heads [...]

BARTONVILLE, Ill. (WMBD)– The Peoria Radio Club wants you to do your part in spotting dangerous weather. On Tuesday, The Peoria Area Amateur Radio Club hosted the National Weather Service’s (NWS) Severe Weather Spotter Training at the Bartonville American Legion, an event free to anyone who wants to help identify severe weather that can cause […]

Heavy winds could create blowing and drifting.

(WAND) — Across central Illinois, cellphones started beeping and buzzing at 1:18 p.m. Wednesday afternoon. This was part of a nationwide test of the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System,

Emergency Alert System

Illinois’ farming practices have come into sharper focus since May 1, when a massive cloud of soil blanketed a stretch of I-55 south of Springfield, causing an 84-car pileup.

Illinois’ farming practices have come into sharper focus since May 1, when a massive cloud of soil blanketed a stretch of I-55 south of Springfield, causing an 84-car pileup.

Illinois’ farming practices have come into sharper focus since May 1, when a massive cloud of soil blanketed a stretch of I-55 south of Springfield, causing an 84-car pileup.