Get set to sweat this summer in Chicago

A cool week coming up but this summer could be a sizzler in Chicago.

Earth is still running a fever, climatologists say

A quarter of the way through the year and we already know 2022 is nearly guaranteed to rank among the top ten warmest years globally on record.

Severe weather risk ramps up for Chicago

They biggest threat of severe weather for Chicago will be on Wednesday this week. The middle of the country will see severe weather outbreaks both today and tomorrow.

Strap in for a bumpy weather ride in Chicago

The warmest day of this week could also be the wildest in Chicago. Strong to severe storms are a possibility both Tuesday and Wednesday.

A warmer and possibly wild week of weather ahead for Chicago

70 degrees, severe storms and even a few flakes of snow are all possible for Chicago during the coming week.

Rare upward lightning strike spotted over Kansas during severe thunderstorm

Tuesday was indeed an electrifying night in Kansas as a photographer captured an incredible upward strike of lightning amid a raging thunderstorm. 

GoFundMe created for 16-year-old who drove red truck in Texas tornado

Riley Leon did not go to the hospital after the incident because the family does not have health insurance. The GoFundMe page was created to help with medical expenses.

New job, ride for teen driver who drove red truck in Texas tornado

Riley Leon, the 16-year-old that drove his red truck through a Texas tornado, got the job he was driving home from interviewing for and is being gifted a new Chevrolet Silverado.

New Orleans tornado kills 1, cuts path of destruction through suburbs

Louisiana activated 300 National Guard personnel to clear roads and provide support after severe storms hit the area, spawning deadly tornadoes.

Girl survives tornado that dropped house onto street in New Orleans

Authorities say the tornado that ripped through a suburb of New Orleans lifted one house into the air and dropped it onto the middle of a street with a family of three inside.

Video shows red truck driving through tornado in central Texas

Wild storm chaser video showed the moment when a red pickup truck drove through a tornado in Texas, getting blown over onto its side and spun around before being flipped back upright onto its wheels.

7.3 magnitude earthquake rocks Japan; tsunami risk receding

A powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake shook off the coast of Fukushima in northern Japan on Wednesday evening, triggering a tsunami advisory.

Wanted: Chicago area severe storm spotters

Still time to receive free training to be a severe storm spotter in the Chicago area just in time for the peak of severe weather season.