Articles filed under Weather
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Wind advisory remains in effect, but most power lines sparedOct 20, 2011 12:00 am - While ComEd planned for major outages Wednesday due to high winds, most power lines held up. As of about 8 a.m. only 1,600 customers remained without power in Illinois d...
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Municipalities want greater ComEd regulationOct 11, 2011 12:00 am - Representatives of the Northwest Municipal Conference Tuesday announced their plan to repair perceived problems with ComEd's power outage response as evidenced by last s...
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Images: Flooding in PhilippinesOct 02, 2011 12:00 am - Rescuers scrambled Sunday to deliver food and water to hundreds of villagers stuck on rooftops for days because of flooding in the northern Philippines, where back-to-ba...
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Filipinos still trapped on roofs; typhoons kill 55Oct 02, 2011 12:00 am - MANILA, Philippines — Rescuers scrambled Sunday to deliver food and water to hundreds of villagers stuck on rooftops for days because of flooding in the northern Philipp...
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Deaths blamed on winds in WisconsinOct 01, 2011 12:00 am - MILWAUKEE — Powerful winds that knocked out power across Wisconsin were blamed Friday for possibly one death and forced the closure of a county’s state parks because of ...
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Wind gusts capsize small sailboat, knock out powerSep 30, 2011 12:00 am - Drivers, especially those with tall vehicles, are advised to proceed carefully as wind gusts of up to 55 are possible tonight while most of the Chicago area is under a w...
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We're on track for a colorful fall in the suburbsSep 24, 2011 5:00 am - With the explosive colors of summer fireworks behind us, anticipation of the bright displays of fall foliage has returned to the suburbs. Mother Nature's own summer fir...
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Texas has hottest June-August in U.S. historySep 08, 2011 12:00 am - LUBBOCK, Texas — Texas just finished the hottest June through August on record in the U.S., the National Weather Service said Thursday. Weather service meteorologist Vic...
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Lee’s torrential remnants turn deadly in MississippiSep 05, 2011 12:00 am - JACKSON, Miss. — A plodding system dumping a torrent of rain across the South turned deadly in Mississippi when a man was swept away by floodwaters after trying to cross...
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Study finds link between El Nino, civil unrestSep 04, 2011 6:06 am - El Nino weather conditions cause torrential downpours, wildfires and crop-killing droughts in the United States, but a study theorizes that this hot-climate cycle can co...