Articles filed under Severe Weather
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Images: East Coast hammered with blizzard conditions and floodingJan 04, 2018 12:00 am - A vicious winter storm hit the East Coast, bringing hurricane force wind gusts and coastal flooding to Massachusetts. The National Weather Service says it received repor...
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Why improperly thawing frozen pipes can be dangerousJan 03, 2018 12:00 am - Got frozen pipes due to subzero temperatures and minus-30 wind chills? Put down that blow torch and step away from the plumbing. Suburban residents tempted to thaw out f...
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Images: #TBT Gallery looks back at winter of 1983-84Dec 28, 2017 12:00 am - The winter of 1983-84 was one for the record books with cold temperatures, wind chills and snowfall. The normal average seasonal winter temperature in the Chicago area i...
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Wind advisory lasts in suburbs until 6 p.m.Dec 05, 2017 12:00 am - The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory and warns wind gusts could reach 45 mph in some areas. The wind advisory is in effect until 6 p.m. Tuesday. Gus...
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FEMA denies aid for flood victims in Cook, Lake, McHenry and Kane countiesNov 14, 2017 12:00 am - The Federal Emergency Management Agency has decided against helping victims of last summer's record flooding in the Chicago area. In a letter to Illinois Gov. Bruce Raun...
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Barrington-area volunteers heading to Texas to repair homesNov 02, 2017 1:00 am - Barrington-area volunteers will leave next week for a 10-day mission to help less fortunate Texas residents whose homes sustained significant damage from Hurricane Harve...
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Hurricane Maria lashes Puerto Rico; strongest storm to hit island in 80 yearsSep 20, 2017 1:00 am - SAN JUAN, - Hurricane Maria roared ashore on Puerto Rico on Wednesday as the strongest storm to strike the island in more than 80 years while panicked residents fled to ...
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Hurricane Maria poses extremely dangerous threat to Virgin Islands, Puerto RicoSep 19, 2017 1:00 am - The wicked 2017 hurricane season is set to deliver its next two punishing blows from Hurricanes Maria and Jose. In both the Caribbean and along the Atlantic coast of the...
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Suburbanites with family in Hurricane Maria's path describe 'hopelessness'Sep 19, 2017 1:00 am - As a boy growing up in Puerto Rico, state Rep. Fred Crespo of Hoffman Estates heard stories from his grandparents of how the San Felipe Segundo hurricane devastated the ...
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How one suburban mom collected 10,000 pounds of supplies for Texas hurricane victimsSep 13, 2017 1:00 am - It all began with a single plastic collection bin at the Elk Grove Village Public Library. Rocio Rosales, a 25-year-old Elk Grove Village mom, set it out after watching ...