Articles filed under Weather
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Des Plaines plans flood buyout spending in 2017 budgetOct 12, 2016 1:00 am - Des Plaines plans to spend more on flood buyouts and street repairs next year - and bring on one more police dog - in its proposed $173 million budget. Still to come dur...
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Hurricane Matthew sideswipes Florida coast, but 'this is not over'Oct 07, 2016 1:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Hurricane Matthew scraped Florida's Atlantic coast early Friday, toppling trees onto homes and knocking out power to more than a half-million peop...
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FEMA commits $11.5M more to Des Plaines flood reliefAug 31, 2016 5:22 am - The Federal Emergency Management Agency has committed $11.5 million to Des Plaines that would help pay for 47 more houses to be purchased and demolished in a continually...
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Flash flood warning for Northwest suburbs, McHenry CountyAug 29, 2016 1:00 am - A flash flood warning has been issued for some Northwest and Kane County suburbs, and another one was issued for an area that includes southwestern McHenry County. The f...
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Flash flood watch in effect until midnightAug 12, 2016 1:00 am - The National weather Service issued a flash flood watch for the Chicago area from 10 a.m. until midnight. The flash flood watch includes portions of Cook, DuPage, Lake a...
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Severe thunderstorm watch for Kane, McHenry countiesAug 04, 2016 1:00 am - The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for a large part of northern Illinois that includes Kane and McHenry counties. The watch lasts until ...
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Arlington Heights might levy stormwater fee to pay for flood remediesAug 02, 2016 5:30 am - All village residents would have to pay it, trustees say
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2-4 inches of rain falls in some spots; 485 flights canceled at O'HareJul 29, 2016 1:00 am - Strong storms have been moving through the North and West suburbs this afternoon and evening. In association with these storms, AccuWeather issued a Special Weather Ale...
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Afternoon storm floods streets, uproots trees in PalatineJul 28, 2016 1:00 am - Palatine firefighters and public works officials are dealing with the aftermath of this afternoon's thunderstorms that knocked down trees and power lines and flooded str...
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Storms bring heavy rains, flooding, cancel flightsJul 28, 2016 1:00 am - Isolated storms created flash flooding and other hazards in the suburbs today. Public Works Director Matt Barry said the initial storm hit the village about 1:30 p.m. an...