A Tornado Watch is in effect, as is a Flood Watch, for large swaths of the Chicago area Wednesday. The possibility of ...

Tornado watches and warnings have been issued across major parts of central and southern Illinois, as well as counties south ...

Multiple tornado warnings and watches have already been issued across Illinois as severe weather continues to move in.

Multiple tornado touchdowns have been reported by weather spotters in Illinois amid an outbreak of severe weather Wednesday.

An AccuWeather Alert was in effect Wednesday for much of the Chicago area with strong storms in the forecast. While they were ...

The risk for severe weather on Wednesday was highest in an area that includes southeast Missouri eastward across much of ...

Heat is the number one killer -- and it’s heading to the most densely populated part of America for a prolonged period.

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 ...

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.