As DC aims to cut weather forecasting, Illinois takes nation's tornado lead

Why is Illinois suddenly being hit with so many tornadoes?

This state, which has seen more than 200 twisters this year, could beat Texas’s all-time record of 244 tornadoes in 12 months

As DC aims to cut weather forecasting, Illinois takes nation's tornado lead

As Illinois towns have been touched and toppled by a record number of tornadoes, federal officials are slashing funding for weather research. This year alone, the state of Illinois has recorded more than 220 tornadoes, not even including the ones that occurred during multiple outbreaks of severe weather this week. The storms have left homes wrecked and lives derailed, and as the twisters keep on coming, government weather research is increasingl…