Articles filed under Weather
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Three years later, lives still upended by tornado that tore through WoodridgeJun 21, 2024 10:25 am - Three years have passed since a late-night tornado left her Woodridge townhouse community in shambles. Yet Maria Rivas still feels in limbo. “I still don’t know when I’m ...
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Hundreds died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia amid intense heat, officials sayJun 19, 2024 9:15 am - MECCA, Saudi Arabia — Hundreds of people died during this year's Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as the faithful faced intense high temperatures at Islamic holy sites in ...
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Early blast of heat and humidity leaves millions sweltering across the U.S.Jun 19, 2024 8:01 am - TOLEDO, Ohio — A blast of heat and humidity in the Midwest and Northeast days before the official start of summer put a wet blanket on outdoor activities from festivals t...
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Tens of millions in the U.S. are under dangerous heat warningsJun 18, 2024 7:11 am - PHOENIX — Extreme heat alerts continued for tens of millions of people in the United States on Tuesday as cities including Chicago broke records at the start of a week of...
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Weeklong heat wave could bring 100-degree temperaturesJun 17, 2024 9:01 am - A weather pattern that is expected to last all week long is likely to bring heat indexes in excess of 100 degrees at times as well as intermittent storms to most of the Chicago area.
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Suburbs could see severe thunderstorms this afternoonJun 13, 2024 8:23 am - Severe weather is expected to move into the suburbs later today with multiple rounds of storms forecast.
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After rare flash flood emergency, Florida prepares for more heavy rainfall in coming daysJun 13, 2024 7:18 am - FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A tropical disturbance has brought a rare flash flood emergency to much of southern Florida as residents prepared to weather more heavy rainfall o...
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Scorching heat keeps grip on Southwest U.S. as records tumble and more triple digits forecastJun 07, 2024 7:17 am - RENO, Nev. — The first heat wave of the year is expected to maintain its grip on the U.S. Southwest for at least another day Friday, after records tumbled across the regi...
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AP analysis finds 2023 set record for U.S. heat deaths, killing in areas that used to handle the heatJun 02, 2024 6:00 am - The death certificates of more than 2,300 people who died in the United States last summer mention the effects of excessive heat, the highest number in 45 years of records, according to an Associated Press analysis of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data.
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Over 1 million customers without power in Texas as U.S. weathers powerful, destructive stormsMay 28, 2024 7:20 am - Strong storms with damaging winds and baseball-sized hail pummeled Texas on Tuesday, leaving more than 1 million businesses and homes without power as much of the U.S. re...