Illinois leads the nation in tornadoes for 2026
Severe weather season has been off to a very active start in Illinois, with everything from flooding, hail, and damaging winds, and the most tornadoes of any state in the nation so far.
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Growing up in Michigan, Kylee attended Early College Alliance at Eastern Michigan University for her junior and senior years of high school, earning an associate degree during that time.
She then pursued meteorology at Central Michigan University, graduating with a bachelor's degree in meteorology, a minor in math, and an emphasis in broadcasting.
Kylee is an Emmy Award-winning meteorologist by the Regional Southeast Emmy Chapter, covering "Tornado Aftermath," and was Emmy-nominated for covering "Deadly Flooding Aftermath" in the Carolinas. In 2024, she was honored at CMU with the 10 within 10 alumni award which recognizes exceptional achievements after graduation. She also received the Midwest Communications, Inc. broadcasting scholarship through the Michigan Association of Broadcasters.
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Severe weather season has been off to a very active start in Illinois, with everything from flooding, hail, and damaging winds, and the most tornadoes of any state in the nation so far.
Severe storms move across the Chicago area with reports of hail and strong winds.
Thunderstorms rumbled through the Chicago area Thursday afternoon amid unseasonably warm and humid weather.
Heavy rain in the Chicago area led to roadway flooding Saturday morning.
Severe thunderstorms swept through the Chicago area on Tuesday morning, and more may be coming in the afternoon and evening.
Based on the debris left behind in Aroma, Park, the tornado in Kankakee County Tuesday night was large and destructive. This is how we can tell, and the science behind why it happened.
Emergency crews are assessing damage after a tornado touched down, damaging homes in Kankakee, Illinois, amid an outbreak of severe weather.
Expect additional chances for snow by midweek.
Dangerously cold wind chills linger Saturday morning as snow approaches the Chicago area.
Chicago weather Friday will be severe enough that an Extreme Cold Watch has been issued for the entire area starting overnight, and frostbite could take hold in minutes.
If you can brave the freezing cold, you might be able to glimpse the northern lights in Illinois Monday night.
Extreme cold has moved into the Chicago area, and while an official advisory has expired, wind chills are still making it feel like temperature are well below zero degrees.
Chicago weather Wednesday morning took a sudden turn for the worst, and a Snow Squall Warning was issued. But what is a snow squall?
A flash flood warning has been issued until 10 p.m. for central Cook County, DuPage County, and northwestern Will County.
More accumulating snow is expected in the Chicago area during the workweek.