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Extreme heat is the No. 1 weather-related cause of death, and above-normal hot summers are likely to continue.

From national laboratories to the National Weather Service, Tom Skilling’s expertise is admired and respected by giants in science — those here in Chicago and all across the nation. In the mid-1960s, the Chicago Weather Bureau sent daily weather maps to two locations — Argonne National Laboratory and a 14-year-old in Aurora, Illinois: Tom Skilling. […]

The overnight storm could bring hail, tornados, damaging winds and snow to the region.

One meteorologist says relief is coming, but probably not until the weekend.

The Chicago area’s string of rainy, windy, hot and humid days could stretch into Thursday.

Wind, hail can cause major damage during storms WLS Share: CHICAGO (WLS) -- When we think of severe weather many of us immediately think tornadoes, but wind and hail storms can also cause serious damage. The Midwest Derecho of 2020 stretched from Nebraska all the way through Illinois and Indiana, and left widespread damage in its wake. The primary driver of all the destruction? Not tornadoes, but straight-line winds. "If you have a storm in motion and its able to channel atmospheric winds from ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Its hard to talk about extreme heat when we are coming off of a brutal cold and snowy stretch of winter weather around Chicago. But extreme heat is a hot topic, and we must include it when talking about severe weather preparedness. "Aside from the obvious, when you have long hot stretches, we know what that has done in the past in Chicago and what it can do," said ABC News Chief Meteorologist Ginger Zee. "Heat is still the number one killer around the world when it comes to wea...

Northern Illinois and northwest Indiana were under a winter weather advisory until 10 p.m. Monday.