According to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, Illinois is ranked fourth in the nation for the number of tornado reports in 2015. Here are the top five states: Texas with 164 reports Kansas with 150 reports Oklahoma with 100 reports Illinois with 64 reports Colorado with 48 reports The most outstanding event for 2015 was […]
Read More from Illinois Ranked Fourth in Nation in Number of Tornado Reports in 2015
Severe weather, including tornadoes, heavy rains, high winds, hail, and flooding occurred across parts of Illinois yesterday and last night. Here is the radar estimated precipitation with areas in green indicating 1 to 2.5 inches an areas in yellow and orange indicating 2.5 to 4 inches. Below are reports of storm damage across the US for […]
Read More from Two Tornadoes and other Severe Weather in Illinois over the Weekend
According to the National Climatic Data Center, Illinois was on the list twice for billion-dollar weather disasters in 2013. In both cases, some damages occurred elsewhere but Illinois took the brunt of the losses. These numbers are based on reports from government agencies, media reports, and insurance industry estimates. The first was the flooding in […]
Read More from Illinois on List Twice for Billion-Dollar Weather Disasters of 2013
As of May 8, 2013, the severe weather statistics for Illinois this year are relatively low (see first map). There have been 2 tornado reports (red dots), 25 hail reports (green dots), and 62 wind damage reports (blue dots). By this point last year, we had 22 tornadoes including the deadly February 29 tornado at […]