Articles filed under Weather
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Des Plaines ready to get tough on snow removalApr 08, 2014 5:30 am - Des Plaines aldermen thinking of winter message to businesses
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Storms sock the Southeast; 1 killed in GeorgiaApr 07, 2014 1:01 am - BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Severe thunderstorms dumped heavy rains across the Southeast on Monday and caused flash flooding in central Alabama, where crews in small boats and mi...
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Death toll in Washington mudslide rises to 33Apr 07, 2014 1:01 am - EVERETT, Wash. - The death toll from the landslide that hit the Washington town of Oso rose to 33 on Monday, according to the Snohomish County medical examiner's office,...
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Scattered flooding as storms drench the SoutheastApr 07, 2014 1:01 am - BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Severe thunderstorms punching across the Southeast on Monday forced rescue crews in small boats and military trucks to rescue people trapped in an Ala...
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Costs of climate change steep but tough to tallyApr 06, 2014 6:00 am - YOKOHAMA, Japan — The economic and financial impact of global warming is complex and not well understood. In some scenarios there would be economic benefits for countrie...
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Fermi hosts annual seminar on severe weather, climate changeApr 05, 2014 1:01 am - Ideally, there would have been lightning and gale-force winds blowing over the particle accelerator at Fermilab Saturday, but sunny skies didn't deter hundreds of meteor...
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Strong storms, hail, flooding expected for IllinoisApr 02, 2014 1:01 am - The National Weather Service says tornadoes, strong winds and large hail could pound portions of southern and southwestern Illinois in the coming days. Forecasters say ...
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Monday weather provides preview of what's aheadMar 31, 2014 1:01 am - Warm temperatures were not expected to last beyond Monday, but we'll take what we can get. Springlike temperatures in the Fox Valley were not taken for granted, especial...
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Suburbs hit with flood insurance rate increasesMar 30, 2014 8:00 am - This story has been updated to reflect that Joliet is located near the Des Plaines River. Cheryl Brady has lived in her Wheeling home for the past 15 years, and tho...
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Group to talk floodingMar 30, 2014 1:01 am - The Lake County Board's planning, building and zoning committee will meet Tuesday to discuss a flood-relief plan for part of central Lake County. The region being eyed i...