Chris, Molly, and Nathan take a look back at the July 15th, 2024 derecho which produced 48 tornadoes across Illinois, wind gusts over 100 mph, and flash flooding. They also take a look at the hot and stormy pattern that lies ahead and break down some of our hot weather stats.

Chief Meteorologist Chris Yates, Meteorologist Molly Naslund, and Meteorologist Nathan Kitchens discuss the devastating Fourth of July Floods in Texas in this week's episode of Shootin the Breeze.

Chris, Molly, and Nathan take a look at the stats for June and July and also discuss NOAA's 2026 budget proposal which calls for a steep reduction in funding. 

Chris, Molly, and Nathan discuss the ongoing heatwave and some of the impacts from it. They also bid farewell to their intern Josh McWilliams who helped the team out over the last few months.  

Severe storms bring tornadoes and heavy rain to Central Illinois on Wednesday, June 18th and the hottest temperatures of the year are on the way. Chris, Molly, and Nathan come together to break it all down in this week's episode of Shootin' the breeze.

Chris, Molly and Nathan discuss recent social media chatter of incoming Derechos, summer heat safety tips and much more on this weeks episode of Shootin the Breeze!

Chris, Molly, and Nathan discuss the smoke from Canadian wildfires, our recent and welcomed rainfall, and recent severe weather across the U.S.

On this week's episode of Shootin' the Breeze Molly heads to Bloomington to visit the State Farm Research & Innovation Lab, she tells us about the experience. We also discuss the upcoming anniversary of the deadly 2013 El Reno, OK tornado and get an update on where our stats stand for the month of May and where things are headed in June.

Chris, Molly, & Nathan discuss the severe weather that impacted much of the Midwest this past week.

Chris, Molly, and Nathan talk about the landspouts that touched down in Central Illinois on Tuesday and the upcoming risk of severe storms on Thursday and Friday.