Jesse Ferrell
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Huge 6.6-inch hailstone sets Illinois state record - UPI.com (opens the original)
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Illinois has experienced an unprecedented year for severe weather, with the state tallying more tornadoes than any year in history. And now, another extreme weather record has been officially broken. A hailstone measuring 6.6 inches in diameter found in Kankakee, Ill., on March 10 has been confirmed as a state record. "The hailstone measured 6.603 inches in its largest axis, weighed 19.65 ounces (1.228 pounds), and had a volume of 38.697 cubic inches," NOAA wrote in its report. "After review by
Illinois sets U.S. state record for most tornadoes in a year - UPI.com (opens the original)
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A state outside of the traditional Tornado Alley has set a new severe weather record. Illinois has had 243 preliminary tornado reports so far in 2026, exceeding the counts of any state for a full calendar year, dating back to 1950, according to Storm Prediction Center data. Preliminary records have been kept since 2004 the previous record was 229 tornadoes in Texas in 2015. SPC won't issue final numbers for this year until 2027. Those numbers will take into consideration years back to 1950. The
2026 tornado count: Illinois way up, Texas way down - UPI.com (opens the original)
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Illinois continues to lead the nation in preliminary tornado reports in 2026, surpassing its annual record in June. By the end of July, the state had already broken that new record again. On June 17, there were 164 tornado reports in Illinois. By July 31, there were 221 tornado reports, according to data from NOAA's Storm Prediction Center. The increase in tornado count is largely due to tornado outbreaks in March, April and June. By July's end, Indiana had the second-highest state tornado count
Alaska July snow: Blink and you missed it - UPI.com (opens the original)
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A quick-hitting snowstorm affected the Brooks Range in northern Alaska Sunday night, with several inches of snow falling in the mountains. The webcam at Toolik Lake, operated by the University of Alaska Fairbanks, showed the snow accumulating then melting within a day. The National Weather Service issued a Winter Weather Advisory for the region, including Atigun Pass, which sits at 4,739 feet in elevation and is the only road crossing in the Brooks Range. For that reason, it is the highest highw
Massive clouds of Saharan dust to affect Florida and Gulf - UPI.com (opens the original)
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It's Saharan dust season in the Atlantic, the time of year when massive clouds of dust from Africa's Sahara Desert are carried westward by winds, sometimes traveling thousands of miles to the United States. Unhealthy air quality was observed across much of the Caribbean Tuesday morning, where dust concentrations were highest. A large area of dust was just offshore from South Florida and near the Bahamas. When will the dust hit the United States? "The dust is moving over Florida today and will gr
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