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April 11, 1965 – it was 60 years ago Friday that the deadliest tornado outbreak in state history occurred. 137 Hoosiers died ...
The storms are set to begin Thursday over the Corn Belt. Areas from the Great Lakes to Texas could see storms on Friday with wind and hail.
(John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune) 2015: Two people were killed in one of the strongest tornadoes to hit northern Illinois in more than two decades, and that tornado, which hit and virtually ...
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on April 9 ... hit northern Illinois in more than two decades, and that tornado, which hit and virtually obliterated the town of Fairdale ...
Illinois has already seen more tornadoes in 2025 than in a typical year, with more severe weather possible later this week ...
The Chicago area's Lake County, Indiana is among the counties listed in Gov. Mike Braun's disaster declaration. "Due to flooding, storm, and tornado damage, I am declaring a state of disaster ...
Tornado activity across the United States is running well above normal in 2025, with more than 470 tornadoes reported through early April - nearly double the historical average for this point in ...
"They did come up, I think, with the watch-warning terminology following the 65-tornado outbreak," he said. The United States government and their Weather Bureaus began issuing tornado watches ...
The National Weather Service on Saturday evening confirmed four tornadoes in the Chicago area, including an EF-1 tornado in Cedar Lake — meaning wind gusts could have ranged anywhere from 86 to ...
From Dorothy’s home getting caught in a wild wind storm in 1939’s “The Wizard of Oz” to Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton running toward danger in 1996’s “Twister,” the tornado has long ...
The NHL regular season is almost over and on Thursday, April 10 a couple of teams at the bottom of their divisions face off for the second time with the Boston Bruins hosting the Chicago ...