Articles filed under Weather
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Get ready for the cold and snow, FEMA saysDec 01, 2011 10:00 pm - Perhaps you've been trying not to think about it. The ice, the snow, the early morning shoveling. Snap out of it, federal officials say, because severe winter weather ...
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Winds cancel 525 flights at O'HareNov 28, 2011 11:00 pm - More than 525 flights were canceled in and out of O'Hare International Airport Tuesday as strong winds with gusts up to 60 mph battered the Chicago area throughout the d...
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Alaska storm sends residents inlandNov 08, 2011 11:00 pm - ANCHORAGE, Alaska — High winds and surging waves pummeled Alaska’s western coast Wednesday, churning the Bering Sea and forcing residents of Nome and isolated native vil...
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First flakes recorded today, more possible tomorrowNov 08, 2011 11:00 pm - Although it may seem early for the first snowflakes to have fallen in the Chicago area today, meteorologists said the flurries came about 10 days later than in the avera...
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Yes. Snow really in forecast north of us.Nov 07, 2011 11:00 pm - EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — It’s time to dig out the snow boots and shovels. Forecasters say parts of Wisconsin and Minnesota are in store for some measurable snow. The National...
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First nationwide emergency alert system test WednesdayNov 04, 2011 12:00 am - For roughly three minutes Wednesday afternoon, suburban residents are going to hear a series of beeps and blaring sounds coming from their televisions and radios. Don’t...
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Panel says wild weather worsensNov 01, 2011 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — Freakish weather disasters — from the sudden October snowstorm in the Northeast U.S. to the record floods in Thailand — are striking more often. And global ...
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Skeptic now agrees global warming is realOct 30, 2011 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — A prominent physicist and skeptic of global warming spent two years trying to find out if mainstream climate scientists were wrong. In the end, he determine...
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Frost advisory overnight for some areasOct 27, 2011 12:00 am - Just two days after temperatures jumped into the 70s, the meteorologists expect a drop into the lower 30s overnight tonight. The northeastern Illinois areas farthest fro...
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Winter forecast for here: coldOct 20, 2011 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — Winter looks to be cold and wet across the northern tier of states, and the drought will worsen in the South, where conditions are expected to be warmer and...