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  • High winds buffet Indiana, toll road issues limits Feb 11, 2013 12:00 AM
    High winds buffeting much of Indiana have prompted officials to temporarily ban certain trucks from using the 157-mile Indiana Toll Road. All but far southern and southeastern Indiana remain under a wind advisory until 9 p.m. Monday because of high winds that could produce gusts of up to 50 mph.

     
  • Bert Johnson takes a break while clearing snow from a bus stop bench outside the apartment complex where he lives in Portland, Maine, Sunday.

    The whopper of a storm didn’t rank high Feb 11, 2013 12:00 AM
    The snowstorm that walloped the Northeast with about 3 feet in some places didn't add up to being that bad, federal statistics say. Two National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration storm-rating measurements initially ranked Friday's snowstorm as 16th in Northeast history by one scale and 25th by another.

     
  • A trampoline rests on top of a damaged American Red Cross disaster relief truck outside of the Hattiesburg American Red Cross center, which was destroyed by an apparent tornado that moved through Hattiesburg, Miss., Sunday.

    Significant storm damage in Hattiesburg, Miss. Feb 10, 2013 12:00 AM
    Emergency officials say an apparent tornado has caused significant damage in Hattiesburg, Miss., after passing along a main road. Forrest County Fire Coordinator Chip Brown says there is major damage in Hattiesburg and Petal, including on the campus of the University of Southern Mississippi. He couldn’t confirm injuries.

     
  • Juan Tavares carries his bike rather than risk riding on a snow-covered street during a blizzard, Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013, in Portland, Maine. The storm dumped more than 30 inches of snow as of Saturday afternoon, breaking the record for the biggest storm on record.

    East Coast digs out; 475,000 still without power Feb 9, 2013 12:00 AM
    New Englanders began the back-breaking job of digging out from as much as 3 feet of snow Saturday and emergency crews used snowmobiles to reach shivering motorists stranded overnight on New York’s Long Island after the howling storm that swept through the Northeast. About 475,000 homes and businesses remained without power late Saturday night.

     
  • An employee at Trader Joe’s in Arlington Heights rolls shopping carts through the parking lot late Thursday afternoon as the rain turned to snow.

    Storm disrupts flights from O’Hare to east coast Feb 7, 2013 12:00 AM
    The snow has stopped falling in the Chicago area, but flights at O'Hare International Airport continue to be canceled due to a winter storm pounding the east coast. Nearly 250 flights have been canceled at O'Hare this morning as the storm that dumped up to 10-inches overnight in Lake County heads to the east coast.

     
  • Work is ongoing on large salt piles at Eastern Salt Company in Chelsea, Mass., Thursday in preparation for a major winter storm headed toward the Northeast.

    Blizzard threatens Northeast; 2 feet feared Feb 7, 2013 12:00 AM
    A blizzard of potentially historic proportions threatened to strike the Northeast with a vengeance Friday, with up to 2 feet of snow feared along the densely populated Interstate 95 corridor from the New York City area to Boston and beyond. From Pennsylvania to Maine, people rushed to stock up on food, shovels and other supplies, and road crews readied salt and sand, halfway through what had been a merciful winter.

     
  • The National Weather Service is predicting between 2 and 6 inches of snow to fall overnight Sunday and early Monday with snow showers lingering throughout the day.

    Up to 6 inches of snow overnight Sunday, Monday morning Feb 3, 2013 12:00 AM
    A winter storm moving into the Chicago area could create a messy commute Monday morning, officials are predicting. Between 2 and 6 inches of snow is expected to fall overnight Sunday and early Monday with snow showers lingering throughout the day, according to the National Weather Service.

     
  • Adam Newell starts the process of clearing his driveway in the 1500 block of Williams Ave in St. Charles after the blizzard of 2011 hit the Chicago area.

    Images: Flashback to 2011 blizzardFeb 1, 2013 12:00 AM
    It's cold outside, but at least we're not buried under piles and piles of snow. Two years ago, we got hit by 20 inches of snow, essentially shutting down the suburbs and turning Lake Shore Drive into a parking lot. Here are photos that you shot, along with our photographers, capturing the historic storm.

     
  • Mike Burke of Vernon Hills enjoys the unseasonably warm weather Tuesday while sitting with his Huskies at the dog exercise area in the Lake County Forest Preserves along Route 176 east of Wauconda. He brings them there six times a week, rain or shine.

    Rain could have been worse; today will beJan 29, 2013 12:00 AM
    Tuesday started with record-breaking temperatures and ended with less rain than expected in advance of the cold front that will send us back to normal January weather today. Temperatures reached 60 degrees at O'Hare International Airport at 6:50 a.m., and peaked at 63 degrees at 1:27 p.m., making it the warmest Jan. 29 in history. "We've got a lot of reports of between one and 1½ inches," a meterologist said Tuesday night.

     
  • An Illinois Department of Transportation truck dumps salt along Elmhurst Road in Wheeling Sunday as an ice storm hit the area causing difficult driving conditions. Several flight delays were reported at O’Hare International Airport because of the weather.

    Ice turns to thunderstorm as temperatures rise Jan 27, 2013 12:00 AM
    A Sunday afternoon of sleet and freezing rain turned to a January thunderstorm as temperatures around the Chicago area continued to warm up Sunday night and Monday morning. Illinois State Police said Monday morning there had been no serious injuries from any of the more than a dozen accidents they had responded to Sunday night.

     

  • Rain, ice predicted for Sunday Jan 26, 2013 12:00 AM
    Hazardous weather, including freezing rain and ice accumulation, is in the Chicago-area forecast for Sunday.

     
  • A commuter bundles up against extreme cold conditions Tuesday in Chicago. Temperatures in the area were hovering around zero with sub-zero wind chill reading hitting 10 below.

    Midwest bundles up as bitter cold grips region Jan 22, 2013 12:00 AM
    Homeless people scrambled to find shelter, schools shut down and plumbers wrestled with frozen pipes Tuesday as the upper Midwest endured a third straight day of bitter cold temperatures.

     

  • Cold may be cause for several suburban deaths Jan 22, 2013 12:00 AM
    Several suburban deaths, including a man who died in his unheated home, are being investigated to determine if the extreme cold weather is to blame. Investigators at the Cook County Medical Examiner's office say the Des Plaines man's death is one of seven related to the cold spell that has frozen the area for the past two days.

     
  • Federal meteorologists say America was deep fried in 2012, becoming the hottest year on record by far. Above, Timmy Benson wears a wet towel on his head as he cools off in a fountain outside Busch Stadium before a St. Louis Cardinals baseball game July 6.

    2012 was hottest year recorded in U.S.Jan 8, 2013 12:00 AM
    America set an off-the-charts heat record in 2012. A brutal combination of a widespread drought and a mostly absent winter pushed the average annual U.S. temperature last year up to 55.32 degrees Fahrenheit, the government announced Tuesday. That's a full degree warmer than the old record set in 1998.

     
  • Joe Branin, manager of the Belford Seafood Co-op in Midletown N.J., walks across sand where the commercial fishing port’s dock used to be before Superstorm Sandy destroyed it, leaving only rows of support pilings. The port sustained nearly $1 million in damages from the storm, some of which its owners hope to recoup through federal storm aid.

    Fishermen hoping for help with Sandy storm losses Jan 6, 2013 12:00 AM
    While Superstorm Sandy did highly visible damage to homes, boardwalks and roads, it also walloped the Northeastern fishing industry, whose workers are hoping for a small piece of any future disaster assistance that Congress might approve. The storm did millions of dollars' worth of damage to docks, fish processing plants and restaurants. But it also caused millions more in lost wages to boat employees who couldn't work for two to three weeks, to truck drivers who had nothing to transport, and to other assorted industries that service commercial fishing.

     
  • The National Weather Service is predicting more than 6 inches of snow for some parts of the Chicago suburbs during the first half of the week.

    Snow expected for Christmas Day Dec 23, 2012 12:00 AM
    The National Weather Service is warning that a few different snow events could bring more than 6 inches of snow to parts of the Chicago suburbs during the first half of the week when thousands of people will be traveling for Christmas.

     
  • Despite dire forecasts, the first snow of the season ended up just being a dusting but it was enough to lend a holiday mood to Long Grove Friday morning.

    Storm brings rain, little snow to suburbs Dec 21, 2012 12:00 AM
    Winter Storm Draco didn't hit the Chicago area as hard as expected, as most suburbs experienced only a light dusting of snow on the first official day of winter. AccuWeather senior meteorologist Tom Kines said the biggest bust was probably in the western suburbs, where snowfall didn't come close to the four to six inches that were predicted.

     
  • Snow falls on Main Street on Thursday in Winona, Minn. The first major snowstorm of the season began its slow eastward march across the Midwest early Thursday, creating treacherous driving conditions and threatening to disrupt some of the nation’s busiest airports ahead of the holiday weekend.

    Snow in Midwest leaves some travelers scrambling Dec 20, 2012 12:00 AM
    The first widespread snowstorm of the season plodded across the Midwest on Thursday, as whiteout conditions sent drivers sliding over slick roads and some travelers were forced to scramble for alternate ways to get to their holiday destinations.

     
  • Christmas lights hang from a tree and a fence dusted with new snow, as the pre-dawn sky glows blue, in Boulder, Colo., Wednesday. A storm that has dumped more than a foot of snow in the Rocky Mountains is heading east and is forecast to bring the first major winter storm of the season to the central plains and Midwest.

    Snowstorm causing problems from Rockies to Midwest Dec 19, 2012 12:00 AM
    A storm that has dumped more than a foot of snow in the Rocky Mountains was causing problems for travelers as it spread across the Plains on Wednesday.

     
  • Del Queener of Puyallup, Wash., puts chains on his truck trailer tires as he prepares to drive over Willamette Pass, Ore., during a snow storm Monday.

    Winter storm moves through Rocky Mountains Dec 18, 2012 12:00 AM
    A winter snow storm moved through the Rocky Mountain region Tuesday as many people prepared for the start of their holiday travels. The storm could cause travel delays on major highways such as Interstate 40 in Arizona, Interstate 15 in Utah, Interstate 70 in Utah and Colorado and Interstate 25 in Colorado.

     
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