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Chasing twisters: The crucial role technology plays in real tornado wrangling
When a deadly EF-4 tornado ripped through Greenfield, Iowa, on May 21, meteorologists equipped with cutting-edge technology were gathering critical data to enhance storm forecasting. The first "Doppler on Wheels," or what is known as DOW for short, was deployed in the 1990s.
Derecho tosses trucks, pulls power lines down on I-55 outside of Chicago
Part of Interstate 55 on the outskirts of Chicago remained shut down Tuesday morning after powerful winds from a derecho overturned several semi-trucks and toppled power lines onto cars.
Deadly derecho slams Chicago as storms uproot trees, rip roofs from homes along 500-mile stretch of Midwest
Sirens wailed across the Chicago metro for the second night in a row on Monday as a powerful and deadly derecho tore across the Midwest leaving a nearly 500-mile-long path of destruction from Iowa to Indiana.
Watch: Destructive derecho hits Midwest, tearing through parts of Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin and Indiana
A destructive derecho hit the Midwest on Monday, tearing through northern Illinois, including Chicago, for the third consecutive night.