Articles filed under Severe Weather
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A silver lining in the wake of unrelenting storm woesOct 31, 2021 6:23 pm - Storms mean the kids' game got canceled, the putting greens are too slow, the koi pond spilled onto the patio, the cable is out, curse that lousy sump pump, the basement...
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Homes, businesses await service, cleanup goes onOct 31, 2021 6:24 pm - Chain saws ripped into tall trees sprawled over streets, cars and homes. Pumps pulled dark water from dank basements. Traffic signals surged again to life. But repair...
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Fox Valley's folk festival falls victim to floodingOct 31, 2021 6:26 pm - Fox River flooding has silenced the annual Fox Valley Folk Music and Storytelling Festival. Festival organizers canceled the Labor Day weekend event Friday morning. "We'...
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Midwest deals with water overflowOct 31, 2021 6:25 pm - OTTUMWA, Iowa -- Heavy thunderstorms flooded portions of the central United States again Friday, knocking out the water supply in one Iowa city and disrupting a major tr...
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No rhyme or reason to storm's pathOct 31, 2021 6:25 pm - Nature's wrath seemed to pick favorites during this week's powerful storms, whose path of destruction through Northwest suburban neighborhoods, strip malls and industria...
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Fox River residents clean up as river keeps risingOct 31, 2021 6:21 pm - West Dundee homeowner talking about what it was like when the microburst hit his home (MP3 Audio) The Fox River continued to rise Friday as area residents were still...
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Four counties declared state disaster areasOct 31, 2021 6:21 pm - Using the rising floodwaters of the Chain O' Lakes as a backdrop, Gov. Rod Blagojevich declared Cook, Kane, Lake and McHenry counties state disaster areas Friday. The st...
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Flooding in Tri-Cities: 'This is a disaster'Oct 31, 2021 6:22 pm - Rob Metzger - "This came up so fast" (Audio MP3) The water came fast to the residents of Grove Avenue in Valley View. First it was up to their ankles. Then their kne...
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It's just a mess along the FoxOct 31, 2021 6:25 pm - Penny Gebhardt battled a rising Fox River on Friday the only way she could -- with three able-bodied grandkids and a sump pump that was working overtime. "Obviously, it'...
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Rain recedes but waters climb and power still outOct 31, 2021 6:27 pm - An estimated 118,000 homes are still without electricity today as crews worked to restore power to the storm-ravaged suburbs. The bulk of the outages continue to be in t...