Articles filed under Weather
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District 95 puts new excessive heat plan to use on the first day of classesAug 25, 2014 1:01 am - It didn't take long for Lake Zurich Unit District 95 officials to tap into a new excessive heat policy designed for school buildings without central air conditioning. Di...
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Storms bring relief from hot temperaturesAug 24, 2014 1:00 am - Temperatures rose quickly this morning before storms moved into the area and sent temperatures back into the 70s. The forecast calls for more storms this afternoon and e...
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Airlines on alert as eruption begins in IcelandAug 23, 2014 1:01 am - REYKJAVIK, Iceland - Iceland's Bardarbunga volcano began erupting Saturday under the ice of Europe's largest glacier, prompting the country to close the airspace over th...
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Muggy, hot weather staying put with 'persistent system'Aug 23, 2014 1:01 am - After torrential rains drenched parts of the suburbs, forecasters are calling for a dry, but muggy end to the weekend. One of the highest rainfall totals was reported in...
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Heavy overnight rains close roads across suburbsAug 22, 2014 1:01 am - A flash flood warning was issued for portions of Cook, Lake and DuPage counties this morning due to heavy overnight rains, meteorologists say. The National Weather ...
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Washington wildfire burn scars turn into mudslidesAug 22, 2014 1:01 am - TWISP, Wash. - Rain in Washington state unleashed mudslides on land left bare by wildfires, washing down hillsides, damaging homes and closing highways as the threat of ...
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Prospect Heights doing watershed surveyAug 21, 2014 1:01 am - The City of Prospect Heights, in cooperation with the University of Wisconsin-Madison is conducting a brief survey to aid in research and data collection for a study of ...
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Heavy rain falling over DuPage County; western suburbsAug 21, 2014 1:01 am - Thunderstorms over the western suburbs are producing heavy rainfall totals this morning, meteorologists from the National Weather Service say. Meteorologist Charles Mot...
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Dense fog advisory issued for DuPage, Kane and McHenry countiesAug 18, 2014 1:01 am - The National Weather Service has issued a dense fog advisory for DuPage, Kane and McHenry counties until 9 a.m., according to a weather service alert. Visibility could b...
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Hawaii's storms now more a scare than a threatAug 09, 2014 1:01 am - HONOLULU - The one-two hurricane punch that was supposed to hit Hawaii is looking more like a jab and a missed left hook. After Hawaii cleared Tropical Storm Iselle lar...