Articles filed under Severe Weather
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Metra wind detectors aim to keep trains on timeMay 02, 2014 5:00 am - Metra officials hope new wind-measuring devices will help keep riders on time during inevitable spring and summer storms. The addition comes after complaints from passen...
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5 things to know about this week's deadly weatherMay 02, 2014 1:00 am - Despite a quiet start to the severe weather season, the most deadly and fierce severe storm outbreak of 2014 left a path of destruction across the U.S. this week. Lasti...
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Storm sweeping through suburbsApr 29, 2014 1:01 am - A fast moving thunderstorm is moving through the suburbs right now with a chance for more storms later this afternoon, according to accuweather.com. A fog advisory also ...
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Images: Weekend storms kill 17 in Arkansas and OklahomaApr 28, 2014 1:01 am - ...
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Second wave of tornadoes barrels through SouthApr 28, 2014 1:01 am - TUPELO, Miss. - At least three tornadoes flattened homes and businesses, flipped trucks over on highways and bent telephone poles into 45-degree angles as they barreled ...
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Severe weather outbreak forecast for South Central statesApr 25, 2014 1:01 am - A dangerous multiple-day severe weather outbreak will begin this weekend over the South Central states and will include the potential for nighttime tornadoes in parts of...
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Lake Zurich warns of bogus roofing contractor 'feeding frenzy'Apr 24, 2014 1:01 am - Lake Zurich government officials are warning residents to be leery of bogus roofing contractors they say are seeking business from residents whose homes recently sustain...
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Utica residents observe 10th anniversary of tornadoApr 21, 2014 1:01 am - UTICA, Ill. - A Utica resident thought it was fitting that skies were overcast Monday as the area marked the 10th anniversary of a devastating tornado by honoring the ei...
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Support rising for couple with flood-ravaged mobile homeApr 17, 2014 5:15 am - When a comedian mentions a trailer park, it's usually as part of a mocking punch line. Not for Dan Whalen. The Des Plaines salesman and former amateur comic organized an...
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El Nino could grow into a monster, data showApr 12, 2014 9:01 am - The odds are increasing that an El Nino is in the works for 2014 - and recent forecasts show it might be a big one. As we learned from Chris Farley, El Ninos can boost t...