Severe Weather

According to NBC 5 Storm Team Meteorologist Kevin Jeanes, there have been reports of an orange or yellow sky after the initial round of rain and thunderstorms in some portions of the area

A tornado watch was issued for several Illinois and Indiana counties with waves of showers and potentially severe storms set to move across the region Wednesday.

Kevin Jeanes has the latest as potentially severe storms eye the Chicago area ahead of possible snow.

Kevin Jeanes has the latest forecast for the Chicago area as a severe weather risk looms.

All weather hazards were at play Wednesday, including tornadoes, hail and damaging winds, followed by ‘wind-whipped’ snow.

The final day of astronomical winter in the Chicago area will see severe weather chances, while the first day of spring has snow in the forecast.

Alicia Roman has the latest forecast.

At least 42 people are dead after powerful storms swept across the country over the weekend, uprooting trees and destroying homes and businesses.

Residents are surveying damage from unusually vicious weather in multiple states where violent twisters, blinding dust storms and fast-moving wildfires decimated neighborhoods.

A massive storm has decimated homes and other structures and left at least 35 people dead since Friday.

A powerful system of storms is sweeping across the Midwest and South, raising tornado warnings.

Wind gusts in excess of 60 miles per hour hammered the Chicago area late Friday and into Saturday morning amid an outbreak of severe weather.

A high wind warning will be in effect Saturday morning as St. Patrick’s Day celebrations get underway with the Chicago River dyeing. NBC Chicago’s Courtney Sisk reports.

Tornadoes can form in minutes, leaving little time to prepare. Knowing the difference between alerts and having a safety plan in place is critical.

Mudslides are dangerous torrents that are usually referred to by geologists and first responders as debris flows.

Three nuns and a priest were seen enjoying the snow in Louisiana Tuesday at a church near New Orleans.

States in the South and the East are experiencing bitterly cold weather and battling dangerous travel conditions.

Winter storm warnings stretched from Texas to Florida, with heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain expected through Wednesday.

Snow and ice across the U.S. South are expected to relinquish their grip only slowly as the weekend continues.

Winter weather brings various hazards that people have to contend with to keep warm and safe.