• Severe storms leave at least two dead, spawn at least six tornadoes, and cause flooding across the Midwest and Ohio Valley

    ByRishav Kothari

    At least two people died and more than 800 000 utility customers across Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky were without power at 00:00 EDT on August 12 (04:00 UTC on August 12) after severe storms swept the Midwest and Ohio Valley on August 11, 2026. Sixteen incarcerated people were transported to hospitals for treatment after a reported lightning strike at an Ohio correctional facility. At least six tornadoes were confirmed in association with a system that the Storm Prediction Center preliminarily classified as a derecho, while additional rounds of storms brought destructive winds and flooding to Ohio.

  • One dead, hundreds of thousands without power after tornadoes and severe storms hit Midwest and Northeast

    ByTeo Blašković

    Severe storms that produced damaging tornadoes outside Chicago killed one person in Iowa, damaged communities in Illinois and Indiana, and left hundreds of thousands without power across the Midwest and Northeast on Thursday, June 11, 2026. As of 03:00 CDT (08:00 UTC) on Friday, more than 650 000 customers were without power across 8 states, including at least 250 000 in Illinois and 170 000 in Indiana.

  • Heavy lake-effect snow creates whiteout conditions, disrupts travel south of Chicago

    ByTeo Blašković

    Powerful bands of lake-effect snow brought traffic on parts of Interstate 57 (I-57) south of Chicago, Illinois, to a standstill amid whiteout conditions on the morning of November 10, 2025. The National Weather Service (NWS) warned drivers to use extreme caution as snowfall rates exceeded 7 cm/h (3 in/h) in localized bands, producing near-zero visibility and hazardous travel across portions of northeastern Illinois.

  • Early-season lake-effect snow blankets Chicago and Great Lakes states

    ByRishav Kothari

    The season’s first measurable snow reached Chicago early Monday, November 10, 2025, as Arctic air swept across the Great Lakes, producing intense lake-effect snow bands over Lakes Michigan, Erie, and Ontario. Travel warnings were issued from Illinois to western New York, with authorities urging drivers to avoid non-essential travel.