A state task force created in response to a deadly 2021 tornado at an Amazon distribution center in Illinois has recommended ...

A Feb. 21-22, 1971 outbreak claimed 121 lives from Texas to North Carolina, the deadliest February rash of tornadoes in ...

Six people were killed when an EF3 tornado with 150 mph winds struck an Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville on Dec. 10, 2021. The incident raised questions about the safety of warehouses in severe ...

Tornado Speed One of the most striking attributes of tornadoes is their incredible speed. The wind speeds within a tornado ...

Six people were killed when an EF3 tornado with 150 mph winds struck an Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville on Dec. 10, 2021. The incident raised questions about the safety of warehouses in severe ...

Illinois lawmakers established the Warehouse Safety Standards Task Force in January 2023 to study warehouse safety in response to the Edwardsville tornado, and it issued its final report last month.

Amazon warehouse workers across Illinois were injured at a rate of 8.2 per 100, which was 30% higher than other warehouse workers in the state, according to an analysis of OSHA data.