Articles filed under Severe Weather
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ComEd: On track to restore power by Sunday nightSep 06, 2014 1:00 am - While around 31,500, most in the Northwest and North suburbs remained without electrical power Saturday night in the wake of Friday's violent storms, ComEd officials sai...
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Images: Friday Severe WeatherSep 05, 2014 1:01 am - Images from Friday's sudden rain and fast-moving severe weather in the suburbs of Chicago. Thousands were out of power in the region, and large trees were downed as the ...
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Storms packing high winds and heavy rain roll through the areaSep 05, 2014 1:00 am - A quick-moving storm brought high winds and heavy rain into Lake County Friday afternoon. A tree fell onto a car at the Libertyville Metra Station, trapping the driver....
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More than 60,000 without power in suburbsSep 05, 2014 1:00 am - More than 60,000 customers remained without power in the Northwest and West suburbs as of 8 a.m. after strong storms whipped through Friday afternoon. ComEd's outa...
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Study links polar vortex chills to melting sea iceSep 02, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - Remember the polar vortex, the huge mass of Arctic air that can plunge much of the U.S. into the deep freeze? You might have to get used to it. A new study...
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Severe thunderstorm warning for Cook, Lake counties expiresAug 26, 2014 1:01 am - A severe thunderstorm warning issued for northwestern Cook and Lake counties was allowed to expire at 10:45 a.m., according the National Weather Service. The line of sto...
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Storms cause flight cancellations, delays; maybe rain overnightAug 25, 2014 1:01 am - Thunderstorms off and on today led to delays and more than 500 canceled flights at airports as the rest of the region sweated through what began as a hot and humid day. ...
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District 95 puts new excessive heat plan to use on the first day of classesAug 25, 2014 1:01 am - It didn't take long for Lake Zurich Unit District 95 officials to tap into a new excessive heat policy designed for school buildings without central air conditioning. Di...
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Storms bring relief from hot temperaturesAug 24, 2014 1:00 am - Temperatures rose quickly this morning before storms moved into the area and sent temperatures back into the 70s. The forecast calls for more storms this afternoon and e...
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Muggy, hot weather staying put with 'persistent system'Aug 23, 2014 1:01 am - After torrential rains drenched parts of the suburbs, forecasters are calling for a dry, but muggy end to the weekend. One of the highest rainfall totals was reported in...