Articles filed under Weather
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Floodwaters threaten well-to-do Memphis enclaveMay 05, 2011 2:00 am - MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Mud Island, which juts into the Mississippi, pays homage to the mighty river with an elaborate scale model of it, a museum about its history, and a padd...
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Costs enter thoughts as Ohio River slowly dropsMay 05, 2011 2:00 am - As the Ohio River began to slowly recede in some southern Illinois towns Thursday local officials started thinking about the costly cleanup that lies ahead, even as they...
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Slow-moving disaster along mighty MississippiMay 04, 2011 11:00 pm - HICKMAN, Ky. — Morrison Williamson feels confident the floodwall about 10 feet from the hardware store he manages will save it, even though two rivulets of the swollen ...
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Flood fears spread south along the MississippiMay 04, 2011 2:00 am - MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Flood worries that prompted the U.S. government to blast open a Missouri levee to ease pressure on some towns are rippling down the Mississippi River, l...
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Southern Illinois communities keep sandbaggingMay 03, 2011 2:00 am - METROPOLIS, Ill. — Volunteers and residents in Superman's adoptive hometown of Metropolis muscled together more sandbags Tuesday as the still-rising Ohio River threatene...
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We might see some frost in the morningMay 03, 2011 2:00 am - The National Weather Service has issued a frost advisory for the Chicago area that will go into effect early Wednesday morning as temperatures are expected to dip into t...
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Tornadoes the topic Saturday at FermiApr 29, 2011 11:00 pm - Statistically, northern Illinois should see a large, violent tornado at least once every five years. But here's the thing: We haven't had one in 21. It's “kind of scary...
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Intentional levee break loomsApr 29, 2011 2:00 am - Associated Press CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — As the state of Missouri lost a legal battle to avoid an intentional levee break along the Mississippi River, residents in the flo...
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Rescuers hobbled by worst twisters since 1932Apr 29, 2011 2:00 am - TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Southerners found their emergency safety net shredded Friday as they tried to emerge from the nation’s deadliest tornado disaster since the Great Depr...
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Judge gives corps OK to break levee; Mo. appealsApr 28, 2011 11:00 pm - CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — The state of Missouri has appealed a federal judge's ruling giving the Army Corps of Engineers the go-ahead to break a Mississippi River levee and ...