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a bulging grey storm cloud pushes across the sky above an Illinois corn field with a tornado funnel sprouting from the bottom

Q&A with state climatologist Trent Ford ’11: Why is Illinois becoming a tornado hotspot?

The record-breaking tornado activity for 2026 in Illinois is "remarkable," according to Dr. Trent Ford '11, who has served the people of Illinois as state climatologist since 2019.