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Chicago, Illinois – With spring storm systems strengthening across the United States, emergency officials are urging Illinois residents to review tornado safety plans now as severe weather threats increase across the Midwest.
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), tornado activity typically rises during the spring months as warm, moisture-rich air from the Gulf of Mexico collides with colder air masses moving across the central United States. Illinois sits in a region that frequently experiences severe thunderstorms capable of producing tornadoes, particularly during powerful spring storm systems moving across the Plains and Midwest…