Articles filed under Severe Weather
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Midwest deals with water overflowAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - OTTUMWA, Iowa -- Heavy thunderstorms flooded portions of the central United States again Friday, knocking out the water supply in one Iowa city and disrupting a major tr...
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No rhyme or reason to storm's pathAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Nature's wrath seemed to pick favorites during this week's powerful storms, whose path of destruction through Northwest suburban neighborhoods, strip malls and industria...
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A flood of volunteers help hold waters backAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - As water in the Chain O' Lakes continues to rise ominously, officials say it would be easier to predict the next few days if they actually knew how much water is coming ...
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Renovated Clark Island under waterAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - A flagpole, bridges and the baseball diamond's pitching mound were just about the only parts of Batavia's Clark Island Recreation Area above water on Friday. "We're wait...
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Homes, businesses await service, cleanup goes onAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Chain saws ripped into tall trees sprawled over streets, cars and homes. Pumps pulled dark water from dank basements. Traffic signals surged again to life. But repair...
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It's just a mess along the FoxAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Penny Gebhardt battled a rising Fox River on Friday the only way she could -- with three able-bodied grandkids and a sump pump that was working overtime. "Obviously, it'...
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Wade, watch, worry as Des Plaines River risesAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - As she stares out into the water surrounding her Des Plaines summer cottage, Pat Green makes a decision. "Everything I own is in there," the 74-year-old Chicago woman sa...
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Mount Prospect deals with storm aftermathAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Some of Mount Prospect's first streets -- Elm, Maple, Pine -- were named after trees. But one day after Thursday's severe storm, Mount Prospect residents had little need...
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Take heart, flood of 1987 was much worseAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Current flooding in Chicago's suburbs is undeniably bad -- but we've been through worse. Rising waters are prompting comparisons to notorious floods from two decades ago...
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Fox Valley's folk festival falls victim to floodingAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Fox River flooding has silenced the annual Fox Valley Folk Music and Storytelling Festival. Festival organizers canceled the Labor Day weekend event Friday morning. "We'...