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Illinois shattered its tornado record in 2026 and meteorologists say the final count could climb even higher.

One of several Illinois tornadoes caused major destruction in Streator, where homes were damaged and injuries were reported.

A recent thunderstorm over Illinois was captured on slow-motion video as lightning lit up the sky over a cornfield.

It was 51 Aprils ago when the worst tornado outbreak in United States history began when storms began to impact Illinois. 30 EF-4 and EF-5 twisters would eventually kill 335.

If Farmer's Almanac is right, Illinois could be in for a very interesting Spring as the time around Easter is predicted to be nice, but the rest of the season will be 'unsettled'.

While November is usually the beginning of the holiday season, it's also when the weather in Illinois officially starts to feel closer to winter than fall.

The incoming winter storms that will impact Missouri and Illinois now have names.

I wouldn't lose any sleep over this if I were you (yet), but Illinois is being warned to brace itself for a major winter storm that is allegedly coming for one specific week in January of 2025.

The GFS computer model shows Missouri and Illinois in areas that could get pelted with big rain on October 31.

Illinois is known for a lot of things. Hurricanes is fortunately not one of them. However, the Land of Lincoln could very well be impacted by a hurricane as soon as this weekend, but a lot of things need to happen first.