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Being prepared for severe and hazardous weather is essential for keeping you and your family safe. By staying informed on the weather in your area, you can always be prepared for what is to come.

What to Do When the Sirens Blow

How to Read a Weather Map

What Doppler Radar Tell Us

Learn About These Weather Phenomena

Lightning

Lightning is an electrical discharge through the atmosphere.

Hail

Hailstones grow by colliding with supercooled water drops.

Tornado

Illinois averages around 54 tornadoes per year.

Snow

Snow comes in many sizes and an infinite number of shapes.

Wind

Wind is created by changes in air pressure.

Downburst

Downbursts may or may not contain precipitation.

What is today's weather?

It's raining, it's pouring

Learn About These Weather Phenomena

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