Illinois Storm Chasers

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01/02/2026

With regard to the Illinois vs Texas tornado post. I figured I'd make a post to clear up the confusion. We posted that Illinois has the lead for 2025 in tornadoes with 126 (now 127!) while Texas had 125. A lot of you have posted a graphic showing 162 for Texas and 141 for Illinois.

The difference is one of the maps is tornado reports and the other is actual surveyed tracks. A lot of times some of the same tornadoes are documented more than once which counts as a separate report but of the same tornado.

I hope this clears up some of the confusion, and if you don't care or still think we're wrong, please comment and boost our interactions anyway :evil smirk:

Quadrantids Meteor Shower ☄️The good news... One of the better winter-time meteor showers is now ongoing, the Quadrantid...
01/02/2026

Quadrantids Meteor Shower ☄️

The good news... One of the better winter-time meteor showers is now ongoing, the Quadrantids Meteor Shower!

The bad news... A full moon is expected to significantly limit viewing during peak.

01/01/2026

We are back once again searching for a new monthly cover photo for our page, for the month of January! We are looking for pictures that feature any sort of winter scenes. Feel free to share your themed pictures here, and we will select one lucky picture to be featured as the cover photo on our page for the month of January! We’re expecting great picture submissions, as always!

Guidelines...
•Must be your original picture(s).
•Include the location and the date the picture(s) was taken.
•No close-ups of people.
•Picture(s) can be from any year.
•Picture(s) can be from any location (Not limited to IL).
•Credit will be given to the owner of the selected picture.

NWS offices across the state have confirmed that 10 tornadoes occurred during last Sunday’s severe t’storm event, which ...
01/01/2026

NWS offices across the state have confirmed that 10 tornadoes occurred during last Sunday’s severe t’storm event, which affected much of Central and Southern Illinois! 🌪️

Most notable was an EF-2 tornado, which tracked over 23 miles across portions of Christian, Macon and Piatt Counties…Affecting the Mount Zion area.

Daylight Gains Begin! ☀️Now that we’ve passed the winter solstice—the day with the least amount of daylight and the long...
01/01/2026

Daylight Gains Begin! ☀️

Now that we’ve passed the winter solstice—the day with the least amount of daylight and the longest night of the year—and are moving beyond the holidays into the new year, daylight hours will begin to steadily increase starting this month.

Overall, we’ll gain between 40–50 minutes of daylight across the state in January!

Happy New Year from ISC! 🎆🥂🎉
01/01/2026

Happy New Year from ISC! 🎆🥂🎉

New Year’s Day Forecast 🥳🎉Illinois is starting the New Year with a forecast that says, “I’m not exciting, but I am relia...
01/01/2026

New Year’s Day Forecast 🥳🎉

Illinois is starting the New Year with a forecast that says, “I’m not exciting, but I am reliable.” Consider it weather with good intentions.

🌡️ Temperatures
•Northern Illinois: 10’s and 20’s —Brisk enough to remind you that winter didn’t make a New Year’s resolution to go easy on us.
•Central Illinois: 20’s and 30’s — Still chilly, but at least it’s trying to meet winter halfway.
•Southern Illinois: Upper 30’s to near 50 — Casually reminding everyone that geography matters.

❄️ Precipitation
Dry conditions will dominate statewide, so no messy weather hangovers expected. That said, far Northeastern Illinois could catch a few stray snow flurries or a quick snow shower between late morning and the late afternoon — nothing more than winter tossing some confetti for the New Year.

It’s a quiet start to the year — perfect for naps, leftovers, and easing into those resolutions like “I’ll start next week.”

01/01/2026

Happy New Year 2026!
🎆🥂🍾🎉🥳

Take a look at this listing of snowfall totals from this past Sunday evening into Monday morning. While the main focus w...
01/01/2026

Take a look at this listing of snowfall totals from this past Sunday evening into Monday morning. While the main focus with last weekend's storm system was severe t'storms, high winds and mild temperatures, things wrapped up on the wintery side across Northern Illinois.

Snowfall totals of a dusting to nearly 3" were common!

December 30th NOAA drought monitor update… 🏜️The NOAA drought monitor update for this week is in, and it shows a couple ...
01/01/2026

December 30th NOAA drought monitor update… 🏜️

The NOAA drought monitor update for this week is in, and it shows a couple of notable changes. Thanks to beneficial rainfall last weekend, there has been some improvement in conditions across a decent portion of Northern and Central Illinois. On the flip side, there has been a worsening of conditions across portions of Southern Illinois. Overall, much of Illinois continues to experience abnormally dry (D0) to extreme drought (D3) conditions.

Looking ahead, while there will be upcoming chances of lighter precipitation over the next week or so across portions of the state, no sort of drought busting snow/rain is in sight.

01/01/2026

Travel Alert

Be aware of potentially slippery road conditions across N Illinois, as temperatures quickly fall this evening/tonight, allowing wet pavement to freeze.
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Welp, whether we wanted to or not we did it. saw more tornadoes than any state in 2025 with 126 total. The 10 surveyed...
12/31/2025

Welp, whether we wanted to or not we did it. saw more tornadoes than any state in 2025 with 126 total. The 10 surveyed from the weekend storms were enough to move us into the #1 spot just before the finish line!

Texas is #2 with 125.

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Illinois Storm Chasers, LLC was born in late 2014 by local storm chasers Adam Lucio and Danny Neal The ISC page grew quickly. Adam and Danny, in addition to providing frequent weather coverage on social media, began speaking across the state to further educate the public. These speaking arrangements include everything from spotter training at local fire departments, to job fairs at schools, to specialized talks for fishing and golfing clubs. As things continued to grow and expand, the workload started to pile on. Adam and Danny love what they do, but when an entire state depends on them for daily coverage things get tough - especially when trying to work a “real job” and balance other “normal life” stuff. In 2017 they began expanding their team to include well seasoned, trusted local meteorologists and storm chasers. The page continues to grow and is now Illinois’ #1 source (via fb likes) for trusted weather information. To try and further support their growing enterprise, ISC launched a patreon account with the hopes of operating ISC full time and further expanding/improving their services. If you would like to support ISC (and get rewards for doing so) please visit www.patreon.com/illinoisstormchasers to learn more. If Adam and Danny reach their primary goal, they plan to host an annual weather conference in the state of Illinois!