Illinois

As we gear up for summer in Illinois, I'm sure many of us are wondering what kind of weather we can expect this year. According to the Farmer's Almanac, Illinois is set to experience unprecedented climate patterns this summer, with soaring temperatures and occasional heavy precipitation.

This is an insurance adjustor's nightmare. A homeowner in Illinois shared video of huge hail the size of tennis balls falling and cratering their yard leaving big damage in its wake.

There's a change in the weather that just might directly impact Illinois and it's El Niño's fault. A sudden change in the cyclical pattern has caused an alert by meteorologists and Illinois is specifically mentioned.

Have you ever tried to take a picture of lightning? What about a tornado? Spoiler alert - It's not an easy task. One photographer managed to capture both while chasing a tornadic storm that produced twisters in Illinois. His video gives you a glimpse of massive lightning strikes in super slow-motion at 10,000 frames per second.

It's not easy working in law enforcement and that's not breaking news. There's still more evidence of that as a sheriff's deputy in Illinois shared truly terrifying dashcam video after his patrol car was caught up in a huge tornado near Macomb.

This week's tornado outbreak across the Midwest spurned over 100 confirmed tornadoes and numerous funnel clouds. One supercell in that storm system in Illinois looked like a massive UFO mothership at times and there's time-lapse video to prove it.

This is one of the most terrifying storm chaser videos I've ever seen. A storm chaser who was tailing a monster EF-3 tornado near Lewistown, Illinois took a risk and almost paid the ultimate price. He was rolled by the twister and hit by a grain bin, yet he survived.

Many storm chasers are planning a trip to Missouri and Illinois Friday. When you look at what meteorologists are saying about the possibilities that day, you'll understand the scary reason why.

If you live in Illinois or Missouri long enough, you will see a tornado eventually. That being said I highly doubt you've seen a twister that seemed to give birth to a rainbow like one did in Illinois this week.

Talk about a near miss. A new video share from Joliet, Illinois appears to show a tornado barely miss a home, but still cause big damage.