Articles filed under Weather
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Springfield residents going days without power after 'widespread, devastating' derecho windsJul 03, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The fierce derecho that tore through Springfield late last week snapped massive utility poles and trees, causing widespread power outages that are ex...
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Farmers sought to help block drifting snowJun 30, 2023 5:30 am - Smoke and heat have been front and center lately, but McHenry County transportation officials want to get a jump on winter and are recruiting farmers to help. The county...
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Heat waves like the one that's killed 14 in the southern US are becoming more frequent and enduringJun 30, 2023 1:00 am - PHOENIX - Heat waves like the one that engulfed parts of parts of the South and Midwest and killed more than a dozen people are becoming more common, and experts say the...
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Cook, DuPage counties in 'severe' drought, though fire risk limited in suburbsJun 29, 2023 5:00 am - With Illinois entering its sixth week of a worsening drought, fire risk is heightened, but local fire departments say the weather phenomenon hasn't presented too much of...
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How's the weather up there? It'll be harder for Alaska to tell as a longtime program goes off airJun 29, 2023 1:00 am - ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Before Morris Nashoanak heads out for days in search of bearded seals, beluga whales or salmon, he catches the weather on TV. But it's not the weathe...
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Hanover Park, Schaumburg to collaborate on flood reliefJun 28, 2023 1:00 am - Two neighboring villages will collaborate on a $6.2 million project to alleviate flooding that has most affected Anne Fox Elementary School in Hanover Park and the Schau...
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The heat wave blamed for 13 deaths in Texas so far spreads eastwardJun 28, 2023 1:00 am - Scorching heat blamed for at least 13 deaths in Texas and another in Louisiana blanketed more of the Southeast on Wednesday, stretching government warnings of dangerous,...
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State extends air quality alert into ThursdayJun 28, 2023 1:00 am - State officials are extending an air quality alert through today as conditions are expected to remain “unhealthy” due to smoke from Canadian wildfires blanketing much of...
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World's worst air quality: Canadian wildfires wreak new havoc on Chicago areaJun 27, 2023 1:00 am - You wouldn't know it by looking outside, but it really was sunny Tuesday. But smoke from Canadian wildfires blanketed the Chicago area, blotting out the sun here - as we...
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A heat wave in Texas is forecast to spread scorching temperatures to the north and eastJun 27, 2023 1:00 am - DALLAS - Scorching temperatures brought on by a "heat dome" have taxed the Texas power grid and threaten to bring record highs to the state before they are expected to e...