Articles filed under Severe Weather
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How you can help victims of Hurricane HarveySep 07, 2017 1:00 am - Hurricane Harvey's toll is one of staggering numbers: 450,000 people expected to seek federal disaster aid. As many as 30,000 to 40,000 homes destroyed in the Houston a...
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State Rep. Crespo on family in Puerto Rico in Irma's path: 'We pray a lot'Sep 06, 2017 1:00 am - Democratic state Rep. Fred Crespo of Hoffman Estates, along with his parents and siblings who still live in Puerto Rico, have long considered 1989's Hurricane Hugo the m...
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Suburban transplants' dilemma: Flee Florida, or stay?Sep 06, 2017 1:00 am - Rainy Payne and Kim Becker planned to ride out Hurricane Irma in their Fort Myers townhouse, even after the mayor declared a state of emergency. Then, the women - who m...
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Hurricane Irma strengthens to a Category 5 as it nears Caribbean, on path to U.S.Sep 05, 2017 1:00 am - SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Hurricane Irma grew into a dangerous Category 5 storm, the most powerful seen in the Atlantic in over a decade, and roared toward islands in...
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How the walkie-talkie app Zello helped rescuers find Harvey survivorsSep 02, 2017 7:22 am - For so much of our moment-to-moment communication, texting fits the bill. Quick and convenient, tapping out a few words with your thumbs cuts through the pleasantries th...
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New dangers and staggering recovery in Harvey's wakeSep 01, 2017 1:00 am - PORT ARTHUR, Texas - Safety teams from the Environmental Protection Agency kept a tense waiting game at a storm-ravaged chemical plant Friday over whether more of its vo...
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Harvey death toll surpasses 30; more fatalities expectedAug 31, 2017 1:00 am - HOUSTON (AP) - Now that the sun is finally shining and the murky, brown floodwaters are slowly receding in much of the Houston area, grim reality is setting in. Harvey i...
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Images: Harvey Continues to Impact Texas and LouisianaAug 30, 2017 1:00 am - See moments this week from the deadly storm Harvey. The storm made another landfall early Wednesday in southwestern Louisiana, after it lingered over Texas for days befo...
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Mt. Prospect music festival benefits hurricane victimsAug 30, 2017 1:00 am - The American Music Festival, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. during the Sunday, Sept. 3, Mt. Prospect Lions Club Farmer's Market in downtown Mount Prospect, is being rebranded as a ben...
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Will House GOP cut disaster funds by nearly $1B to finance border wall?Aug 30, 2017 1:00 am - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is promising billions to help Texas rebuild from Harvey-caused epic flooding, but his Republican allies in the House are looking at c...