Storms

While November is usually the beginning of the holiday season, it's also when the weather in Illinois officially starts to feel closer to winter than fall.

The incoming winter storms that will impact Missouri and Illinois now have names.

I wouldn't lose any sleep over this if I were you (yet), but Illinois is being warned to brace itself for a major winter storm that is allegedly coming for one specific week in January of 2025.

The GFS computer model shows Missouri and Illinois in areas that could get pelted with big rain on October 31.

Illinois is known for a lot of things. Hurricanes is fortunately not one of them. However, the Land of Lincoln could very well be impacted by a hurricane as soon as this weekend, but a lot of things need to happen first.

It's odd to hear the word "hurricane" and "Illinois" in the same sentence, but the effects of current Hurricane Francine are expected to impact at least parts of Illinois if not the whole state by the end of the week.

You might want to locate your umbrella. There's no certainty at this point, but it looks like both Missouri and Illinois are going to see a lot of rain this week. If some computer models are accurate, some places could get drenched with up to 5 inches of rain between now and Friday.

It appears that weather in many parts of Missouri and Illinois could get very interesting beginning Tuesday late morning/early afternoon. The expectations have now increased that both states could experience hurricane-force winds, hail and perhaps even some tornadoes.

March 19, 1948 should have been like any typical morning in these Illinois communities. An incoming storm system had other plans. By the time most would wake that morning, a monster tornado had nearly wiped away 4 Illinois towns completely and took 60 lives.

Hope for the best while you prepare for the worst. That would be a good phrase to keep in mind Monday as most of Wisconsin faces the potential for a widespread damaging wind event based on computer models just shared.