Historic Weather

2023 is set to become the warmest year on record, and climate change experts say the impact of this warming trend on Illinois will be noticeable, and painful...Here is what they have to say...

The bad news: natural disasters are up. By a significant amount.

It was on this day 26 years ago that parts of South Jersey, specifically Atlantic County, received an absolutely incredible amount of rain.

This week we saw an E-3 tornado touch down in New York State and officials around New York State are warning about possible tornadoes this week.

This is one record you never want to hold. A Missouri man was carried over 1,300 feet by a violent tornado, yet lived to tell about it.

The National Weather Service shared that Casper set a new record high on July 17th at 101 degrees. The previous record was 99 degrees back in 1977.

Most of us know Sauk Rapids experienced the most devasting tornado in Minnesota history, but did you know this area can also lay claim to the biggest rainstorm?

Mother Nature is a powerful lady and she has shown her wrath on Minnesota several times in mighty ways. Fires, tornadoes, floods, blizzards - she has brought it all to the land of 10,000 lakes and unfortunately, many lives have been lost as a result of these natural disasters.

As with all large bodies of water, some crazy things are known to happen. Obviously, in the oceans, lunar movements, and gravitational pull affect the high and low tides. We discussed if this was something that happens with the Great Lakes before.

Tornadoes no doubt predate what we now refer to as Massachusetts on the North American continent, but the first "whirl-wind," as they were called back in the day, was recorded right here in Massachusetts.