Articles filed under Weather
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Laura carves destructive path through Louisiana; 4 deadAug 27, 2020 1:00 am - LAKE CHARLES, La. - One of the strongest hurricanes ever to strike the U.S. pounded the Gulf Coast on Thursday, shearing off roofs and killing a least four people, as La...
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We're having a heat wave (through Friday at least)Aug 26, 2020 1:00 am - If you like scorching temperatures, you're going to love the next few days. The heat wave will continue for a few days more, with temperatures remaining in the high 90s ...
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Laura strengthens into 'extremely dangerous' Category 4Aug 26, 2020 1:00 am - DELCAMBRE, La. - Laura strengthened Wednesday into a menacing Category 4 hurricane, raising fears of a 20-foot storm surge that forecasters said would be "unsurvivable" ...
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Lincolnshire considering stormwater fee to raise millions for flood prevention projectsAug 25, 2020 5:30 am - Lincolnshire officials are developing a plan to raise millions of dollars for local flood-prevention efforts through a stormwater utility fee that would be assessed on a...
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Constable: Are the End Times here? Well, no, says biblical scholarAug 25, 2020 5:30 am - A fridge-sized asteroid hurtles toward Earth as we cope with a pandemic, horrific storms, racial atrocities, wildfires, violence and political pandemonium. "We are at th...
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Hundreds of thousands ordered to flee coast ahead of LauraAug 25, 2020 1:00 am - NEW ORLEANS - More than half a million people were ordered to evacuate the Gulf Coast on Tuesday as Laura strengthened into a hurricane that forecasters said could slam ...
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Lincolnshire officials to discuss stormwater feeAug 21, 2020 1:00 am - Lincolnshire trustees will meet remotely in a committee-of-the-whole session on Monday night to discuss charging local residents and other property owners a stormwater u...
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Weather Service confirms 14 tornadoes hit northern IllinoisAug 14, 2020 1:00 am - Survey teams with the National Weather Service have confirmed that 14 tornadoes touched down Monday in northern Illinois when a rare storm known as a derecho swept parts...
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Cleanup continues after 15 tornadoes confirmed during Monday's derechoAug 13, 2020 1:00 am - More than 1,300 ComEd customers in Lombard were still without electricity Thursday as cooling centers opened in the aftermath of a tornado that left a 2-mile-long trail ...
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Tornadoes confirmed in Lombard, Wheaton as derecho was 'significant' even for weather expertsAug 11, 2020 1:00 am - Even among weather experts, the powerful storm known as a derecho that struck the suburbs Monday was something they won't soon forget. Defined by the National Weather Se...