tornadoes

One of the most famous tornado videos in history comes from an elderly Illinois man and his video is known for all the wrong reasons. It's a textbook example of why you don't endanger yourself when a tornado approaches. He nearly videoed his own death as he and his home took a direct hit from the twister which did end up being tragic.

The were so many odd things about that day in 2013. First, it was a November tornado which is somewhat rare. Second, it was part of an unprecedented outbreak that caused almost unheard of amounts of damage in Illinois that totaled nearly $1 billion dollars when it finally lifted back into the clouds.

The Illinois Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Joliet was on the wrong end of a tornado that damaged the area in July, but some of their famous alumni are coming to the rescue. REO Speedwagon is helping with the repair efforts.

It appears that weather in many parts of Missouri and Illinois could get very interesting beginning Tuesday late morning/early afternoon. The expectations have now increased that both states could experience hurricane-force winds, hail and perhaps even some tornadoes.

March 19, 1948 should have been like any typical morning in these Illinois communities. An incoming storm system had other plans. By the time most would wake that morning, a monster tornado had nearly wiped away 4 Illinois towns completely and took 60 lives.

You could tell this driver in Chicago, Illinois was in trouble the moment power flashes happened to the left side of his vehicle and debris appeared right in front of him. Video shows what happened when he drove straight through a violent tornado.

You think you've seen a lot of tornadoes in Illinois already in 2024, right? Well, you've never seen anything like what the world's worst time traveler just predicted. It's a twister set to hit in December that is powered by lightning and moves 800 mph. 1.21 Gigawatts!

We know that life can be dangerous. I will admit that I didn't know that Wisconsin was in so much jeopardy though until I saw 12 somewhat terrifying risk assessment maps from FEMA about potential natural disasters.

Say what you want about FEMA, but they are good at planning. The result of all that planning is a set of new risk maps for Missouri and Illinois that are more than a little bit terrifying.

Missouri has been slammed by more damaging twisters this Spring than I can recall in recent memory. A brand new video by a chaser in Missouri reveals an ominous twister known as a 'dead man walking' tornado and it's a stunner.