Paul Sirvatka, a renowned meteorology professor at the College of DuPage, is retiring after 38 years of teaching, during which he founded the first undergraduate storm-chasing program in the US, ...

The latest drought monitor shows drought conditions have worsened for some in northern Illinois with severe drought ...

Nauvoo sits in western Illinois, about 250 miles southwest of Chicago, in a region where the Mississippi carves its way between Illinois and Iowa. The name “Nauvoo” derives from Hebrew, meaning ...

NWS confirmed to a CBS19 reporter that a tornado formed in Kilgore as crews work to clear trees and debris caused by the ...

Fort Madison, Iowa, with its historic riverfront, is visible across the Mississippi and accessible via bridge. Keokuk, Iowa, with its impressive lock and dam system, is a short drive downriver. But ...

Happy Saturday! After a long stretch of mainly dry and unseasonably warm conditions, a change of weather pattern will roll in ...

The National Weather Service has issued a severe weather warning for the entire state of Mississippi this weekend. The main threat is damaging winds, but there is also a potential for brief tornadoes ...

Here is the latest details ahead of Saturday's system.

To keep insurance affordable, Gov. JB Pritzker has called for authority to regulate the price insurance companies charge, but the state must also focus on reducing the natural hazard risks that are ...

A federal appeals court ruled Saturday the National Guard troops in Illinois can remain under federal control but can’t be deployed as the appeals process continues in the ongoing showdown between the ...

Troops from Texas arrived in Illinois and are expected to deploy in the Chicago area on Wednesday, a U.S. military official said. Officials there and in Portland, Ore., are trying to block the ...

According to the NWS final assessment, teams conducted additional surveys and worked with wind damage experts to estimate the Enderlin tornado's estimated wind speed was greater than 210 mph. An EF-5 ...