Articles filed under Severe Weather
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Elgin hit hardest by heavy rain in Fox ValleyJul 12, 2017 1:00 am - The Elgin area was hit the hardest by heavy rains that fell Tuesday night into Wednesday in the Fox Valley. As of just before 3 p.m. Wednesday, Elgin had received 4.7 in...
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Severe thunderstorm watch for Cook, DuPage, Kane canceledJul 10, 2017 1:00 am - The National Weather Service in Chicago has canceled its severe thunderstorm watch for some of the suburbs and much of northern Illinois for tonight. The warning had bee...
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Lake, McHenry counties hit hardest by Wednesday night stormsJun 29, 2017 1:00 am - Some people in the North and Northwest suburbs are bailing out today after heavy rainfall dumped up to 3½ inches of rain across the landscape late Wednesday and early Th...
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Tornado watch until midnight as severe storms move throughJun 28, 2017 1:00 am - The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for northern Illinois, including the suburbs, in effect until midnight tonight. Cook, DuPage, Kane, McHenry, Lake...
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A rainy start to RotaryFest in Elk Grove VillageJun 14, 2017 1:00 am - RotaryFest in Elk Grove Village, the first big festival of summer in the Northwest suburbs, got off to a rainy start on its scheduled first day Wednesday. Food vendors h...
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Severe storms down trees, create floods in suburbsJun 14, 2017 1:00 am - The severe thunderstorm watch originally scheduled to last until 8 p.m. was canceled early as the storms moved out of the suburbs, but not before they did damage in some...
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Constable: How 2 men move stuff up 4 flights of stairs when it's 93Jun 13, 2017 5:30 am - On the hottest day of the year (so far), my wife and I are helping our son Ben move out of his dorm and into his college internship digs for the summer. I'm dripping swe...
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Suburbs brace for 'unseasonably hot' temperatures this weekJun 11, 2017 1:00 am - The National Weather Service is warning of unseasonably hot weather in the suburbs this week, with temperatures expected to reach the mid-90s. As dew points increase, he...
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Rep. Foster, Tom Skilling: Denying climate change like denying smoking dangersMay 06, 2017 1:00 am - A panel featuring WGN meteorologist Tom Skilling and physicist-turned-congressman Bill Foster told a supportive audience Saturday at North Central College that deniers o...
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Heavy rain causes road closure, floodingApr 30, 2017 1:00 am - Heavy rainfall this weekend has led to road closures and risk of flooding throughout the suburbs, officials said. The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood w...