Articles filed under Severe Weather
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You could win a weather radioMar 16, 2016 1:00 am - The Illinois Emergency Management Agency and the Illinois Emergency Services Management Association are sponsoring a contest through March 31 to raise awareness of weath...
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Wind dies down, stormy weather continuesMar 16, 2016 1:00 am - After a windy afternoon and evening, isolated thunderstorms were expected to move through the area overnight. A wind advisory from the National Weather Service expired a...
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High wind warning issued for suburbs todayMar 15, 2016 1:00 am - A high wind warning is in place from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. today, National Weather Service officials have reported. Southwest wind gusts of 60 mph are expected, officials...
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Predicting tornadoes? It's a possibility, researchers sayMar 04, 2016 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — Researchers say they've come up with a way to predict the likelihood of tornadoes two or three weeks in advance — a step toward better warnings of storms th...
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Roofs damaged, canopy toppled, power outages in suburbsFeb 19, 2016 12:00 am - Unusually high February winds raced through the suburbs Friday, causing pieces of roof materials to descend to sidewalks and leading to the collapse of a gas station can...
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Wind advisory for Friday: Gusts up to 50 mphFeb 18, 2016 11:01 pm - Expect strong winds throughout the suburbs on Friday, forecasters predict. The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. Friday that ...
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Overnight advisory: Temps around zero, wind chills at -20Feb 12, 2016 12:00 am - Sure, it feels cold now, but a wind chill advisory officially begins at midnight and lasts until 9 a.m. Saturday. The National Weather Service warns of wind chills that ...
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More than 220 flights canceled at Chicago airports due to East Coast stormJan 23, 2016 12:00 am - More than 170 flights were canceled at O'Hare International Airport Saturday as a massive winter storm pummels the East Coast. Another 50 flights were grounded for the d...
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Images: Massive winter storm begins to dump snow on East, SouthJan 22, 2016 12:00 am - Scenes as a significant winter storm impacted the Eastern United States and started dumping snow in Virginia, Tennessee and other parts of the South on Friday. Millions ...
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Images: Severe storms in southern statesDec 24, 2015 12:00 am - Strong storms ripped through the sourthern states of Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee. Tornadoes caused multiple deaths and dozens of injuries. ...