Articles filed under Severe Weather
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Isaac brings back painful Katrina memoriesAug 27, 2012 6:35 pm - NEW ORLEANS — As she loaded supplies into her car to prepare for Isaac, Linda Grandison’s mind rewound to the nightmare of Katrina: Back in 2005, she had to flee her fam...
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Isaac threat to Gulf Coast well beyond New OrleansAug 27, 2012 6:13 am - NEW ORLEANS — With its massive size and ponderous movement, a strengthening Isaac could become a punishing rain machine depending on its power, speed and where it comes ...
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Hurricane hunter checking out Atlantic stormAug 21, 2012 1:46 pm - MIAMI — A hurricane hunter aircraft is headed toward a tropical depression that forecasters say likely will become Tropical Storm Isaac and that organizers for the Repub...
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Entire state eligible for drought reliefAug 15, 2012 9:45 pm - WASHINGTON — The entire state of Illinois is now eligible for drought relief following the announcement of federal disaster designation for 14 more counties. The announc...
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Ernesto races across Mexico’s Yucatan PeninsulaAug 08, 2012 2:33 pm - CHETUMAL, Mexico — Tropical Storm Ernesto spun across Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula Wednesday, heading toward the country’s oil heartland after forcing the evacuation of th...
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Ernesto becomes hurricane, heads to MexicoAug 07, 2012 2:39 pm - CANCUN, Mexico — Tropical Storm Ernesto strengthened into a hurricane and headed toward landfall near Mexico’s border with Belize Tuesday, bringing the threat of powerfu...
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2 inmate deaths might be heat-relatedJul 27, 2012 5:31 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Preliminary autopsy results show at least one Pontiac prison inmate’s death this month was heat-related. Also Friday, Randolph County officials confirmed t...
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Palatine brush pickup starts MondayJul 27, 2012 11:36 am - Palatine Monday will begin a sweep of the village to collect any remaining brush resulting from this week’s storm. Loose brush must be out at the curb by 7 a.m. Crews wi...
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Drought hurting Illinois livestockJul 26, 2012 4:10 pm - TALLULA, Ill. — Livestock producers from across Illinois are reporting that they are suffering water shortages for their herds. Menard County livestock producer Cimeron ...
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It rained! So is the drought over? Not quiteJul 24, 2012 11:00 pm - Is it over? Have the recent rains ended this summer's drought, saved our plants, and spared the Midwest's corn crop? Here in the suburbs, Tuesday's storms helped bring m...