In an email statement, Illinois' 17th District Congressman Eric Sorensen said some of the firings impacted workers at the Quad Cities branch of the National Weather Service.

A winter storm is projected to hit western Kentucky, northwestern Tennessee and southern Illinois Tuesday afternoon. The National Weather Service office in Paducah is predicting several inches of snow that could impact travel Tuesday and Wednesday followed by a “dangerous” cold later in the week.

After a week of subzero wind chills and dangerously cold temperatures, the National Weather Service said the Chicago area is in for a warmup, including: A high of 45 on Saturday and Sunday A high of 53 degrees on Monday Rain possible next week ILLINOIS — Warmer temperatures are on the horizon,

The National Weather Service has issued a red flag warning for multiple counties across Central Illinois, recommending that people avoid burning anything outdoors.

Illinois Representative Eric Sorenson has voiced his opposition to the mass layoffs by NOAA, warning that the cuts will put American lives at risk and harm the public service provided by the agency.

While it remained unclear Friday whether employees at the National Weather Service's Lincoln office were among hundreds of weather forecasters and scientists laid off this week, a Central Illinois congressman suggested the federal government cuts could endanger Americans' safety.

Edwardsville and Glen Carbon residents are encouraged to get ready for tornadoes and other severe thunderstorms using these tips from a meteorology expert.

The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for parts of the Chicago area Friday, with wind gusts upwards of 45 miles-per-hour possible.

The winter snow total was 11.9 inches, the lowest since the winter of 1936-37 and the 10th least snowy winter since the late 1880s, according to the National Weather Service. Southern Illinois and Missouri saw above-average snow this winter.

A winter storm targeting the Midwest this week is likely to pass south of the Peoria area. But the area is bracing for wind chills well below zero.

What’s the spring outlook for southwest Illinois? Here is the forecast, plus a prediction from the Farmers’ Almanac.