Articles filed under Weather
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During intense flooding, Levee 37 proving effective at keeping the waters at bayApr 20, 2026 5:05 pm - For years, heavy rains along the Des Plaines River meant anxiety for residents in Mount Prospect, Prospect Heights and Wheeling. Since Levee 37 was built, however, flooded streets and sandbags reaching to the middle of River Road are just an unpleasant memory.
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Des Plaines River cresting, but flooding along Fox expected to worsenApr 19, 2026 6:39 pm - Residents in communities along the Des Plaines River should see floodwaters begin to recede Monday, but their counterparts living beside the Fox River may not be as fortunate.
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Powerful winds and reported tornadoes rip through the Midwest, leaving heavy damage but no deathsApr 18, 2026 6:24 pm - A trail of damaged homes and buildings dotted a wide swath of the U.S. on Saturday after a burst of destructive winds and reported tornadoes tore off roofs, uprooted trees and rendered rural roads impassable with debris.
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Flooding hits suburbs with more to come after storms strike Friday, likely tornado devastates LenaApr 18, 2026 11:11 am - With rainfall overwhelming waterways and saturated ground, officials are issuing flooding warnings. Here’s what to know.
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Some states will go from record heat to a freeze — thanks to AlaskaApr 17, 2026 5:28 pm - Throughout March in the West, temperatures surged to unprecedented levels for this time of year, due to a remarkable heat dome. Then in April, that record-breaking heat...
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Will get worse before it gets better: Flood warning for Fox River from Johnsburg to St. CharlesApr 16, 2026 1:04 pm - The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning until further notice for the Fox River, stretching from Johnsburg to Red Gate Road in St. Charles.
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Volo Museum’s Titanic exhibit floods on anniversary of ship’s sinkingApr 16, 2026 9:57 am - On the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, waters also troubled the Volo Museum, as its Titanic exhibit was flooded after Tuesday night’s storms.
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More storms forecast as part of ‘remarkably active severe weather period’ for state, suburbsApr 15, 2026 9:05 am - Much of the Chicago area remains under a flash flood watch, while some parts of the suburbs are under a flash flood warning as more thunderstorms are expected today.
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Severe thunderstorms expected to roll through suburbs this afternoonApr 14, 2026 8:26 am - Severe thunderstorms, with the potential for tornadoes and damaging hail, are expected to roll through most of the suburbs Tuesday afternoon.
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March smashes record as most abnormally hot month for continental US, federal meteorologists sayApr 08, 2026 2:39 pm - WASHINGTON — March’s persistent unseasonable heat was so intense that the continental United States registered its most abnormally hot month in 132 years of records, acco...