Articles filed under Weather
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Report: Great Lakes feeling effects of rapid climate warmingMar 21, 2019 1:00 am - TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) - The Great Lakes region is warming faster than the rest of the U.S., a trend likely to bring more extreme storms while also degrading water qu...
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Flood warnings for Des Plaines, Fox rivers through suburbsMar 16, 2019 1:00 am - The National Weather Service in Chicago issued flood warnings for areas along the Des Plaines and Fox rivers in Kane, Lake, McHenry and Cook counties. The warnings last...
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Upper Fox River, Chain O' Lakes closed to boatingMar 15, 2019 1:00 am - The Fox River/Chain O' Lakes has been closed to recreational boating, from the Algonquin Dam to the Wisconsin state line, as state and local police officers think it is ...
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Tornado watch for suburbs canceled; wind advisory remains in effectMar 14, 2019 1:00 am - The National Weather Service has canceled the tornado watch for the suburbs. A wind advisory remains in effect until 10 p.m. today. Gusts of 45-55 mph are possible. Me...
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Mount Prospect leaders update residents on airport, flooding issuesMar 13, 2019 1:00 am - Mount Prospect village leaders addressed residents' concerns over potential changes at Chicago Executive Airport and flooding in their neighborhood, during a special com...
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Extreme storm in central U.S. may generate blizzard, flooding, severe storms midweekMar 12, 2019 1:00 am - An unusually strong late-winter storm is predicted to explosively intensify in the western Plains on Tuesday into Wednesday, unleashing flooding rains, severe storms, ho...
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Weather service warns of big wind gusts into Sunday morningMar 09, 2019 12:00 am - The National Weather Service in Chicago is warning of high winds in the suburbs tonight and into Sunday morning. A wind advisory that covers Kane, DuPage, Cook and Will...
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Lake County study: Foxconn development to increase Des Plaines River floodingMar 08, 2019 12:00 am - The large Foxconn development in southeastern Wisconsin will increase flooding along the Des Plaines River and degrade the quality of the waterway, a study commissioned ...
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Constable: Pussy willows about to fire first shot in war on winterMar 05, 2019 4:30 am - The email's subject line - "Looking for Spring" - warms my heart. Surely, Stacy L. Iwanicki, natural resources education coordinator with the Illinois Department of Natu...
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We're returning to the deep freezeMar 03, 2019 12:00 am - Severe Weather Preparedness Week began Sunday, just in time for another couple of days of bone-chilling weather for portions of central, east central and northeast Illin...