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During last weekend’s storms, Melissa Quisler had dropped her son Joey off at the Apollo Theater in Belvidere, Illinois near Rockford for a concert.

The popular American reality star recently suffered through a devastating natural disaster which tore through her home of Orion, Illinois.

For the third day in a row, the Chicago area is being hammered with severe storms. The latest round started Wednesday morning and is expected to continue moving...

Severe Storms Possible in Chicago Area, Bringing Threat of Large Hail, Damaging Winds Stormy weather threatens to bring large hail, damaging wind gusts of up to 60 mph and the slight potential for a brief tornado Published May 3, 2021 • Updated 4 hours ago NBCUniversal Media, LLC A stormy Monday evening could bring the potential for severe weather to the Chicago area, with the threat of large hail, damaging winds and possibly even a brief tornado on the horizon. After a summer-like weekend, Monday started off mostly cloudy, breezy and mild with scattered, light showers. But as ...

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 it's able to channel atmospheric winds from mid-levels, some really strong winds," said Eric Lenning from the National Weather Service. "It can...