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Wind, rain pound India as massive cyclone hitsOct 11, 2013 12:00 AM
A massive, powerful cyclone was hammering India's eastern coastline with heavy rains and destructive winds Saturday, as hundreds of thousands of people living in the region moved inland and took shelter, hoping to ride out the dangerous storm.
Karen falls to a tropical depression off Louisiana Oct 5, 2013 12:00 AM
Tropical Storm Karen stalled Saturday afternoon in its move toward the Gulf Coast but still threatened to bring heavy winds and high rains. Officials from Louisiana to northwest Florida acknowledged that the storm was weakening and sent some emergency workers home, but urged residents to be cautious.
Storm brings tornado to Pacific Northwest Sep 30, 2013 12:00 AM
A rare tornado damaged industrial buildings south of Seattle as an early winter storm dumped record amounts of rain and knocked out power for thousands in the Pacific Northwest.
Roads in Colorado reopen as waters recede Sep 21, 2013 12:00 AM
ore highways in northern Colorado that were cut off because of destructive flooding last week are being reopened, helping reduce the number of people in need of emergency shelters and, transportation officials hope, reducing traffic congestion in heavily populated areas along the Front Range. “I think for a lot of people it’s not returning to normal, per se, but it’s starting to get there with some of these roads being reopened,” said Amy Ford, a spokeswoman with the Colorado Department of Transportation.
Soldiers look for landslide victims, chopper Sep 20, 2013 12:00 AM
Federal police have been helping move emergency supplies and aid victims of massive flooding caused by Tropical Storm Manuel, which washed out bridges and collapsed highways throughout the area, cutting Acapulco off by land and stranding thousands of tourists.
Climate report struggles with temperature quirks Sep 19, 2013 12:00 AM
Scientists working on a landmark U.N. report on climate change are struggling over how to address a wrinkle in the meteorological data that has given ammunition to global-warming skeptics: The heating of Earth’s surface appears to have slowed in the past 15 years even though greenhouse gas emissions keep rising.
Acapulco tourists stranded; Mexico death toll 47 Sep 17, 2013 12:00 AM
The death toll rose to 47 Tuesday from the unusual one-two punch of a tropical storm and a hurricane hitting Mexico at nearly the same time. Authorities scrambled to get help into, and stranded tourists out of, the cutoff resort city of Acapulco.
Hurricane Ingrid forms off Mexico Sep 14, 2013 12:00 AM
Ingrid became the second hurricane of the Atlantic storm season off Mexico on Saturday, while Tropical Storm Manuel threatened to cause flash floods and mudslides on the opposite side of the country.
Waterspout excitement at Lake County Building Sep 12, 2013 12:00 AM
While visitors and employees hunkered down Thursday afternoon in the Lake County Building in downtown Waukegan because of a water spout on nearby Lake Michigan, weather officials said there never was a threat to land. “It was very eerie to ... go on lock down like that,” said Jackie Fagan, who works in the building. “It was really unsettling.”
Images: Tuesday Hot Weather in the Suburbs Sep 10, 2013 12:00 AM
Images of hot weather in the suburbs of Chicago on Tuesday.
Quiet, not stormy, weather for US this year so far Sep 10, 2013 12:00 AM
After a couple of years of wild, deadly and costly weather, the United States is mostly getting a lucky break this year. So far. Summer is almost over, and as of Tuesday morning, not a single hurricane had formed this year.
Suburbs sweat through September heat Sep 10, 2013 12:00 AM
As the temperature rose to match record levels Tuesday, people around the suburbs tried to stay cool while still enjoying what officials predicted could be one of the last hot days of the year. The high temperature at O’Hare International Airport reached 95 degrees at 4 p.m., matching the record set on Sept. 10, 1983.
Study links warming to some 2012 wild weather Sep 5, 2013 12:00 AM
A study of a dozen of 2012’s wildest weather events found that man-made global warming increased the likelihood of about half of them, including Superstorm Sandy’s devastating surge and the blistering U.S. summer heat.
Sandy’s ‘freaky’ path may be less likely in futureSep 2, 2013 12:00 AM
Fests getting going as rain ends Aug 31, 2013 12:00 AM
Septemberfest in Schaumburg and Buffalo Grove Days both were under way late Saturday morning as the rain that produced a soggy start to the day ended. The storms did force cancellation of some morning events on the long holiday weekend. Victims of the weather included the 11 a.m. parade at the Elgin International Festival, the parade at the Lake in the Hills Summer Sunset Festival at Sunset Park, and the bed races at the Naperville Jaycees’ Last Fling.
Severe storms leave damage, postpone football gamesAug 30, 2013 12:00 AM
A line of strong thunderstorms rumbled through the suburbs Friday night, leaving behind some damage and postponing several high school football games. The advancing line of thunderstorms began passing through the Northern suburbs after 5 p.m., producing heavy downpours, wind gusts up to 60 miles per hour and one-inch hail.
Today’s high could break record for date Aug 27, 2013 12:00 AM
Today’s high temperature could be one for the record books. According to weather.com, today’s high temperature could hit 96 degrees. The record for this date is 97, set back in 1973. With humidity levels of more than 50 percent, it will feel like it’s 100-plus degrees outside today.
Illinois sizzles for another day Aug 27, 2013 12:00 AM
Some schools sweating through heat wave without air conditioningAug 27, 2013 12:00 AM
With the heat index inching closer to 100 degrees this week, students in some suburban schools are trying to keep cool without the benefit of air conditioning in the classroom. “It is a bit of a distraction because you’re trying to get your school year going,” said Mary Pat Johnson, of St. Catherine of Siena Catholic School in West Dundee. “But there’s nothing you can do.”
Forecast calling for temperatures to soar this week Aug 26, 2013 12:00 AM
Summer might be winding down, but the forecast is calling for temperatures to ramp up this week. High temperatures are expected to break the 90 degree mark today and Tuesday, according to weather.com. Factor in the humidity, and it could feel like more than 100 degrees outside the next two days.