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. 

Your Local Weather Authority now brings the Shootin' the Breeze podcast to video! Chris, Molly, and Nathan discuss a variety of topics including ongoing NWS staffing vacancies, latest drought conditions, and the weather pattern that is on the way next week.

Chris, Molly, and Nathan discuss the weather we had in April, the changes on the way this weekend, and the outlook for May. 

Chris, Molly, and Nathan discuss the severe storms that moved through Central Illinois on Easter Sunday and broke down where that leaves us for our tornado count so far in 2025.

Chris, Molly, and Nathan discuss our Central Illinois Easter stats and much more!

Chris, Molly, and Nathan discuss the importance of CoCoRaHS observations and how you can become a volunteer. They also discuss the quick start to tornado season and when we can expect the warm weather to stick around. 

Chris, Molly, and Nathan discuss the latest round of severe storms to sweep across the country.