blog posts Nationwide, 297 tornado touchdowns so far this year. That's 201 percent of normal Mar 9, 2017 11:15 am by WXEF-FMIllinois in the News Share on Facebook Tweet Email Images WXEF-FM (March 9) – “2017, due to a lot of reasons, has an elevated risk of severe weather,” atmospheric sciences professor Eric Snodgrass says. “I’m seeing a continuation of the very active weather pattern in coming weeks.” Share on Facebook Tweet Email