Many people sought shelter late Sunday night after sirens and phone alerts warned them of incoming tornadoes in the Chicago area, and officials attributed the low number of casualties to the emerge… ...

There is a chance of severe weather Wednesday afternoon. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for Boone, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, LaSalle, Lake, McHenry and Will ...

A line of afternoon severe storms could cause wind damage and possibly produce tornadoes in the Chicago area Wednesday. Severe Thunderstorm Warnings were issued throughout the area as the storm passed ...

CBS News Chicago Live. This week in Chicago is Severe Weather Preparedness Week. The time is now to start thinking about your emergency plan in case severe weather strikes the area.

Warning sirens could be heard ringing out in downtown Chicago as multiple tornadoes touched down close to the city on Wednesday 12 July. The eerie sound could be heard in footage posted by Twitter ...

The National Weather Service had issued two tornado warnings for portions of the city Wednesday evening. Tornado sirens sounded at least twice across Chicago, warning people to take cover. Stay ...

The sirens are tested at approximately 10 a.m. on the first Tuesday of each month. If there's a possibility of severe weather on that date, then the test can be moved at the discretion of local ...

CHICAGO (CBS)-- A malfunction was to blame for the sound of emergency warning sirens on Thursday in several northwest suburbs. The National Weather Service reported that the sirens activated in ...

CHICAGO - A clash of air masses on Wednesday will result in the threat of severe storms from Milwaukee and Chicago westward to Denver and the eastern Rockies. The Storm Prediction Center has placed ...

The National Weather Service said a tornado touched down near Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport on Wednesday, disrupting hundreds of flights. The storms damaged buildings, downed trees ...