Articles filed under Severe Weather
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Hurricane Melissa bears down on Jamaica and threatens to be the island's strongest recorded stormOct 27, 2025 8:15 pm - Hurricane Melissa intensified into a Category 5 storm Monday as it drew closer to Jamaica, where forecasters expected it to unleash catastrophic flooding, landslides and widespread damage. At that strength, it would be the strongest hurricane to hit the island since record-keeping began in 1851.
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Catastrophe bond investors told to brace for Jamaica payoutOct 27, 2025 4:45 pm - Investors in a catastrophe bond tied to Jamaica look set to experience a trigger event as Hurricane Melissa barrels toward the Caribbean island as a Category 5 storm. “Ba...
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High tides raise flood risk in Carolinas as tropical storms churn in Atlantic and PacificOct 10, 2025 7:43 am - MIAMI — A storm without a name and unusual king tides were causing some flooding on the Carolina coast Friday as tropical storms churned in the Atlantic and along Mexico'...
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Hurricane Lorena intensifies off the western coast of Mexico as Kiko travels over open watersSep 03, 2025 12:19 pm - MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Lorena was intensifying Wednesday off the coast of Mexico’s Baja California peninsula and a tropical storm warning was expanded for parts of the ar...
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35 years after deadly 1990 Will County tornado, weather forecasting has seen major advancesAug 28, 2025 2:08 pm - Thirty-five years ago, an F5 twister tore into parts of Oswego, Crest Hill, Joliet and Plainfield, completely obscured by rain. It left 29 dead and large swaths of damage.
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Cook County declares disaster from Aug. 16-19 stormsAug 28, 2025 11:09 am - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle issued a disaster proclamation Wednesday in response to storms that hit the region Aug. 16-19, leading to severe flooding in suburbs including Mount Prospect.
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Storm debris pickup scheduled in South BarringtonAug 23, 2025 9:44 am - Crews from Cuba Township will pick up brush that came down in South Barrington during recent rainstorms on Wednesday, Sept. 3, the village announced in an email.
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Hurricane Erin picking up steam as it edges along the East CoastAug 20, 2025 3:42 pm - RODANTHE, N.C. — Hurricane Erin began strengthening again Wednesday as it crept closer to the mid-Atlantic coast, its outer bands brushing North Carolina’s Outer Banks as...
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Hurricane Erin forecast to churn up dangerous swells and winds from Florida to New EnglandAug 19, 2025 8:48 pm - RODANTHE, N.C. — Hurricane Erin churned slowly toward the eastern U.S. on Tuesday, stirring up treacherous waves that already have led to dozens of water rescues and shut...
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Suburbs cleaning up from ‘microbursts’ as thousands remain without powerAug 17, 2025 2:30 pm - The National Weather Service confirmed Sunday that microbursts hit the suburbs Saturday, causing damage across the area and leaving thousands without power.