Articles filed under Severe Weather
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Power of Illinois tornadoes comes into focusNov 19, 2013 5:15 am - The power of the tornadoes that tore across Illinois on Sunday was coming into clearer focus as weather experts reported at least 11 twisters touched down in the state t...
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Check from Washington, Ill., flies 150 miles to Arlington HeightsNov 19, 2013 4:00 am - When Lou Blanc went to pick up his newspaper outside his Arlington Heights home Monday morning, he noticed a small, folded slip of paper nearby. He opened it up and fou...
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Images: Aerial views of the Washington, IL tornado damageNov 18, 2013 1:17 pm - ...
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Forecasters say twister had winds of up to 190 mphNov 18, 2013 9:10 am - LINCOLN — National Weather Service says a tornado that struck the central Illinois community of Washington had winds between 170 and 190 miles per hour. The meteorologis...
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Images: Midwest storm damageNov 18, 2013 9:10 am - ...
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Editor's parents find their Washington, Ill., home in ruinsNov 18, 2013 9:00 am - WASHINGTON, Ill. — My parents' house is a crumbling, debris-filled shell with no roof, their Jeep is crushed and my dad's Ford Ranger is in a front yard across the stree...
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Tornadoes, damaging storms sweep through MidwestNov 17, 2013 8:00 pm - WASHINGTON, Ill. — Dozens of tornadoes and intense thunderstorms swept across the Midwest on Sunday, leaving at least six people dead and unleashing powerful winds that ...
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Images: Strong storms hit IllinoisNov 17, 2013 3:15 pm - ...
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Suburbs face power outages, flooding, but spared worst of severe weatherNov 17, 2013 8:00 am - While tornadoes touched down in portions of central Illinois Sunday, causing widespread damage, the Chicago area seemed to be spared the worst of the severe weather. All...
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Midwest under high storm threatNov 17, 2013 7:44 am - A number of Midwestern states are awakening to the threat of a high risk of severe thunderstorms. The National Weather Service says parts of Illinois, Indiana, southern ...