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Severe Thunderstorms and Excessive Rainfall in the Mid-Atlantic; Heat and Fire Weather Concerns in the West

Scattered strong to severe storms, excessive rainfall, and flooding are expected across parts of the Mid-Atlantic into the Northeast today. Flood Watches are in effect. Heat will continue to impact the West today. Heat advisories are in effect for portions of the Intermountain West; and Extreme Heat Warnings are in effect for portions of Arizona and southeast California. Read More >

Note: This web page was constructed at the end of 2023 to look back at a remarkably active tornado year in northern Illinois and northwest Indiana. While several new tornado records were set in the local area in 2023, many of these records were broken the following year in 2024, which also managed to be an exceptionally active year for tornadoes. Thus, many of the records and rankings listed on this web page (including the record number of tornadoes for a calendar year in the NWS Chicago forecast area) are no longer valid and only apply when using 1950 through 2023 as a period of record.

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Additional recaps can be found on the NWS Chicago Past Events Page
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