Whatever the Weather

Meteorologist Tracy Butler talks with agribusiness expert and broadcaster Max Armstrong about how abandoned department stores and malls are helping replace lost farmland, how farmers are using their tractors as offices thanks to GPS, and why the Farm Bill affects more than just farmers.

A tornado that turned cornstalks into hail. A tornado that killed 45,000 migrating ducks. A tornado that stayed on the ground for 6 hours. Phil Schwarz discusses some of the most unusual tornadoes in the U.S.

If you plant early, you may plant often. The average frost-free day is upon us, but find out why you may want to wait a tiny bit longer to plant. Plus, keeping baby bunnies away from your bulbs, and why your front yard is like a teenage boy.

The small, student-built sled designed to search the bottom of massive Lake Michigan for meteorite fragments. Meteorologist Larry Mowry continues his discussion with the Adler Planetarium's Teen Programs Manager Chris Bresky.

A meteor shoots across the sky. The fireball is seen for hundreds of miles across the Midwest. The fall even registers on the radar. Adler Planetarium's Teen Programs Manager Chris Bresky tells us why the exciting hunt for that meteorite treasure by some intrepid local students will be incredibly tedious, time consuming, and likely even anti-climactic.

We talk with meteorologist Larry Mowry about his typical work day - sloshing through numbers to make pretty graphics, how he never runs out of things to say about the weather, and what keeps him up at night.

ABC7 meteorologist Phil Schwarz runs down his list of the top five worst winter storms in the Chicago area in recent history. Scale, snow, and the element of surprise - find out why these storms made the cut.

Does opening your windows make you more safe during a thunderstorm? Where in Chicagoland is most likely to get hit by a tornado? And which weather phenomenon causes the most fatalities? ABC7 meteorologist Tracy Butler and anchor Terrell Brown answer these questions.

Winter winds down and spring surges ahead. ABC7 meteorologist Larry Mowry walks us through what's to come as the temperatures finally rise in Chicago. With ABC7 meteorologist Phil Schwarz and producer Jenn Rourke.

Sleet, snow, hail and history - we'll talk about it all. Cheryl Scott, Tracy Butler, Larry Mowry and Phil Schwarz will walk you through weather events past and present!