Articles filed under Severe Weather
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What do you save first when the storm hits?Aug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Medicine, golf clubs, collector trains and ferrets. Suburban homeowners grabbed these and other valuables as rain struck, electricity failed and flooding loomed late th...
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Cleaning up after a floodAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Local health department authorities offer the following tips on keeping you and your family safe, as well as how to clean up your home: •Never eat anything that's touche...
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Flooding in Tri-Cities: 'This is a disaster'Aug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Rob Metzger - "This came up so fast" (Audio MP3) The water came fast to the residents of Grove Avenue in Valley View. First it was up to their ankles. Then their kne...
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Fox River residents clean up as river keeps risingAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - West Dundee homeowner talking about what it was like when the microburst hit his home (MP3 Audio) The Fox River continued to rise Friday as area residents were still...
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Power outages create demand on merchantsAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - After storms cut power, uprooted trees and flooded streets, some local businesses Friday found gold at the end of the rainbow. But it was a frustrating way to earn a li...
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Raindrops slow, but don't stop, outdoor work or playAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - When you work outside, you just make do -- no matter what the weather is. If you mow lawns for a living, you tighten your grip on the mower and walk through the rain dro...
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DuPage government buildings blacked outAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Power outages caused by Thursday night's thunderstorms today shut down the DuPage County government center, including the health department and courthouse. Officials sai...
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Punishing storm socks suburbsAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - There was no confirmed tornado Thursday afternoon, but the storm that blasted through the Northwest suburbs felt like a hurricane. As residents emerged from t...
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Update: 4 counties declared disaster areasAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Emergency state resources are now available to suburbs in Cook, Lake, Kane and McHenry counties to help repair damage caused by mass flooding and violent storms that pum...
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Governor declares 4-county disaster areaAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich today declared Cook, Lake, Kane and McHenry counties to be state disaster areas. The governor toured the floodwaters of the Des Plaines Riv...