{"id":41047,"date":"2026-06-24T06:17:32","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T11:17:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=41047"},"modified":"2026-06-24T06:17:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T11:17:32","slug":"more-stormy-weather-expected-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/local-news\/41047-more-stormy-weather-expected-this-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"More Stormy Weather Expected This Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p><strong>BY JIM TAYLOR FarmWeekNow.com<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tornado frequency is picking up again in Illinois.<\/p>\n<p>A 12-day stretch has battered numerous parts of the state with dangerous weather flaring up June 10-11, June 17 and June 21.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPretty significant weather that stretched down between Shelbyville down to Mount Vernon,\u201d said Illinois State Climatologist Trent Ford, reacting to the June 21 storm system. \u201cJust another day in what\u2019s been a remarkably severe weather year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The National Weather Service Paducah, KY, office released initial information on Sunday\u2019s storm system through its social media channels Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJefferson County, IL, have found a tornado with a preliminary assessment of an EF-3 rating, tracking from north-central Jefferson County eastward into far western Wayne County, IL. The estimated peak winds were 140 mph, and the track is approximately 14 miles long,\u201d the post read.<\/p>\n<p>As of June 22, the Storm Prediction Center had confirmed a record 196 tornadoes in Illinois so far this year. That number will likely grow as the rest of June into July is expected to remain active.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe previous record in Illinois was in 2024 with 142,\u201d Ford said. \u201cWith outlooks showing wetter conditions in July and a pretty active storm track for the rest of this month, I just don\u2019t see any signs that we\u2019re going to completely shut off from severe weather.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Illinois is on a four-year streak of surpassing 100 tornadoes each year.<\/p>\n<p>Over the last 25 years, Ford said the state has averaged between 50 and 60 tornadoes per year.<\/p>\n<p>Before this four-year stretch of over 100 tornadoes per year, Illinois recorded only 34 in 2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BY JIM TAYLOR FarmWeekNow.com Tornado frequency is picking up again in Illinois. 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