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Some 10,000 severe storms can delay, ground air travel plans annually

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Radar in the plane's nose cone detects weather conditions.

Photo by Kevil Kloesel

Radar in the plane's nose cone detects weather conditions.

Photo by Kevil Kloesel

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Students in Golden Apple award-winner Maria Barba's third-grade class at MacArthur Elementary School in Hoffman Estates asked, "What happens to airplanes during severe weather, thunderstorms, tornadoes, etc.?"