storms

If someone could prove that they were a time traveler, you'd probably pay attention to what they said was about to happen, right? If I were you, I wouldn't change my plans based on a prediction for Missouri about a crazy storm from a person who may be the worst time traveler in history - literally.

It would be a good idea to park your vehicle inside if you have the option later this week as Missouri is in the danger zone for a big hail, wind and maybe even tornado event on Friday.

I've been in and through the St. Louis, Missouri airport many times in my lifetime, but I've fortunately never experienced what everyone in those terminals did on this day 13 years ago when monster tornadoes devasted the St. Louis area including a direct hit on the airport.

If you've lived in Illinois or Missouri, do you sometimes feel like there is a tornado magnet under our part of America? That's likely not the case, but there are definitely some places in Illinois that are more likely to get hit by a twister than others. I've located a roundup of the top 10.

Missouri has already been pounded by some large hail storms in 2024, but none have yet rivaled what fell nearly 20 years ago. It was a storm that dropped the largest hail ever recorded in the state featuring a mammoth size that dwarfed what you'd find on a softball field.

I've lived in Missouri long enough to know that my home state is full of funny people. That being said, I don't think a Missouri man was joking recently when he officially gave the worst tornado advice you'll ever hear.

If you don't know that violent weather is a possibility in Missouri during May, you probably haven't lived in the Show Me State very long if at all. Even with that expectation, there is an extraordinary weather pattern now being forecast which could mean explosive and more violent than normal weather could impact Missouri this May.

We have a better idea of what to expect from storms that will move through Missouri and Illinois this week. Strong tornadoes, big hail and violent wind damage are all possible based on official forecasts now.

We've known there is a good chance of severe weather in both Missouri and Illinois this week and now official forecasters are saying the most alarming concern for violent storms is in northeast Missouri and Tuesday is the day to watch.

If you don't like the weather in Missouri and Illinois, just wait a few minutes and it's almost certain to change. That looks to be true early next week as there is a strong tornadic event that models are showing is possible for both Missouri and Illinois.