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Chicago, IL – Spring break travel across Illinois and Iowa brings an increasing overnight threat as tornado-capable storms can develop after dark, leaving residents with only minutes to respond while most are asleep.
According to the National Weather Service, nighttime tornadoes are more dangerous due to missed alerts and near-zero visibility. This region sits in an active spring corridor where storm systems moving out of the Plains can rapidly intensify overnight, especially along the Mississippi River and into northern Illinois…