On March 13, 1990, 35 years ago today, 59 tornadoes tore through the Plains from north Texas into Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa and far western Illinois ... outbreak, an F4 in Dubuque County ...

Powerful spring storm is expected to move quickly through the state, carrying strong winds and possibly tornadoes and hail. The storm will most affect southern and central Illinois. The storm that ...

A tornado, which swept over southern Illinois yesterday afternoon at 3 o’clock, wiped out several towns, left thousands homeless and caused great property damage over a wide area in the southern ...

Severe thunderstorms are likely with damaging winds in excess of 70 mph and tornadoes being the primary hazards. Several Illinois counties are under a wind advisory effect from 1 p.m. Friday to 1 ...

CARTERVILLE, Ill. (WSIL) -- One question you may ask yourself is how tornadoes are measured? It's with the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale which is gives a tornado a rating based on the damage and ...

HARRISBURG, IL (WSIL) -- It's been 13 years since the deadly EF-4 tornado that struck Harrisburg, causing 8 deaths and 108 injuries. The day was February 29, 2012. According to the National ...

She, her seven-year-old daughter and other residents at the Oxford Square Apartments were awakened by the wail of tornado sirens.

She, her seven-year-old daughter and other residents at the Oxford Square Apartments were awakened by the wail of tornado sirens. "We didn't have time to go anywhere, so we just ran to our ...

Spring storm season came early with this past week’s overnight tornado watch. It reminded me it was indeed time to clean out the garage storm shelter. It seems like we last took refuge there in ...