Articles filed under Severe Weather
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Central Illinois in line for another winter blitzFeb 28, 2014 12:01 am - ST. LOUIS - Portions of winter-weary Illinois braced Friday for another potent storm that forecasters warn could dump as much as 10 inches of snow on the state's midsect...
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Snow? Who knows? But the cold is a factFeb 26, 2014 12:00 am - Some of us are just trying to get through today's cold. Others are preparing for another round of massive snow this weekend. Wait ... what? Snow? Who says we're going to...
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Tornado touches down in central IllinoisFeb 21, 2014 12:01 am - ARENZVILLE, Ill. - Emergency officials say a tornado has touched down in central Illinois. National Weather Service meteorologist Ed Shimon says the Cass County emergenc...
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Fog causes pileup on I-57Feb 21, 2014 12:01 am - Low visibility is being blamed for a multivehicle crash in the northbound lanes of Interstate 57 near Peotone. Illinois State Police said fog blanketed the area at the t...
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Latest storm brings more snow to East CoastFeb 18, 2014 12:01 am - A quick-moving storm brought several inches of snow as well as rare "thundersnow" to parts of the winter-weary East Coast, prompting speed restrictions on Pennsylvania h...
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Weather postpones suburban gambling hearingFeb 17, 2014 12:01 am - State Rep. Robert Rita has postponed a public hearing on expanding gambling in Illinois because of severe winter weather. The hearing was set for Monday evening in Tinl...
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Great Lakes become nearly covered with iceFeb 14, 2014 4:01 am - CHEBOYGAN, Mich. - From the bridge of the Coast Guard cutter Mackinaw, northern Lake Huron looks like a vast, snow-covered field dotted with ice slabs as big as boulders...
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Images: Weather around the worldFeb 10, 2014 12:01 am - As much as we love to feel maligned by Mother Nature this winter, we're not alone. The rest of the United States and world has been battling some weather extremes. Here ...
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Suburbs to be bitterly cold again as we close in on recordFeb 10, 2014 12:00 am - The suburbs will be bitterly cold. Again. And we are getting close to setting a record. The National Weather Service says temperatures throughout the Chicago area will h...
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Grayslake's Prairie Crossing Charter School ends subzero recessJan 29, 2014 1:00 pm - Students at Prairie Crossing Charter School in Grayslake no longer will have a shortened outdoor recess in subzero weather, under an amended policy. Executive Director G...