Whatever the Weather ABC7 Chicago

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.