Articles filed under Severe Weather
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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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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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Joplin schools chief discusses tornado recoveryAug 08, 2014 1:01 am - C.J. Huff, the superintendent who led the Joplin, Missouri schools back from the deadly tornado of May 2011, will make a public appearance Sept. 25 in Addison to share h...
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Flooding causes major delays on Eisenhower ExpresswayAug 05, 2014 1:01 am - The rain has moved on but flooded areas continue in some areas in Cook County due to severe thunderstorms Monday evening. Traffic is moving again on Interstate 290 afte...
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Communities scramble to find road saltJul 28, 2014 1:01 am - Nearly 200 Illinois communities are scrambling to find road salt after last winter's record low temperatures and snowfall depleted supplies, according to local leaders a...
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Strongest storm in decades in south China kills 18Jul 20, 2014 1:01 am - BEIJING - The strongest typhoon to hit southern China in four decades has killed 18 people, the government said Sunday, while in the Philippines the death toll from the ...
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'Polar' air coming overnight, with low around 53Jul 14, 2014 1:01 am - With the chance of storms in the afternoon passing without real precipitation, the attention now turns to the "polar" air that will make for good sleeping weather withou...
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Storms rumble through areaJul 12, 2014 11:00 pm - Heavy rains soaked the suburbs late Saturday night. At 11:35 p.m., the National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning for central and southern Cook County and eas...
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Will County jail video visits resuming after stormJul 11, 2014 1:01 am - Video visitation equipment at the Will County jail in Joliet is being restored after a lightning strike disabled the system during the June 30 storm. Will County Sheriff...