Articles filed under Weather
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Warm winter: Experts weigh in on what’s causing unseasonable temps, what to expectFeb 28, 2024 5:15 am - The Chicago area is closing out what could be its warmest February ever, and the signs are clear: Trees are leafing out, once-dormant plants are peeking up through the gr...
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Severe thunderstorms, tornadoes reported across Northern IllinoisFeb 27, 2024 8:41 pm - Severe thunderstorms pummeled parts of Northern Illinois and Northwest Indiana, including a few potential tornado touchdowns across Chicago-area suburbs, the National Wea...
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Wild weather bringing suburbs three seasons in one dayFeb 27, 2024 7:42 am - Enjoy it while it lasts, because the warm weather the suburbs woke up to today isn’t going to last. Forecasts suggest the area could see a little bit of summer, spring an...
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Winter storm hits Northeast, causing difficult driving, closed schools and canceled flightsFeb 13, 2024 8:51 am - HARTFORD, Conn. — Parts of the Northeast were hit Tuesday by a snowstorm that canceled flights and schools and prompted warnings for people to stay off the roads, while s...
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Punishing storm finally easing off in Southern California but mudslide threat remainsFeb 07, 2024 6:40 am - LOS ANGELES — A storm that parked itself over Southern California for days, unleashing historic downpours that caused hundreds of landslides, was expected to move out of ...
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Historic storm sends debris through LA's Hollywood Hills and leaves 1.1 million without powerFeb 05, 2024 8:49 am - LOS ANGELES — A storm of historic proportions unleashed record levels of rain over parts of Los Angeles on Monday, sending mud and boulders down hillsides dotted with mul...
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Woodstock Willie declares an early spring as huge crowd celebrates Groundhog DayFeb 02, 2024 4:04 pm - A massive crowd is gathered on the Woodstock Square Friday morning to witness an unseasonably warm Groundhog Day prognostication: an early spring. With the big day landin...
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'Pineapple Expresses' and rising seas are battering California's piers, threatening iconic landmarksFeb 02, 2024 1:14 pm - SAN DIEGO (AP) — More storms, rising seas and huge waves are taking their toll on California’s iconic piers that have dotted the Pacific coast since the Gold Rush, posing...
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Evacuations underway after ice jam break on Kankakee River causes significant floodingJan 26, 2024 9:44 pm - Authorities were evacuating homes Friday in northeastern Illinois after an ice jam break along the Kankakee River led to major flooding that was threatening about 200 hom...
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Most suburban residents are worried about climate change, but we’re still not talking about it, study saysJan 23, 2024 11:17 am - The latest survey data is in, and the majority of Chicago's suburban residents continue to believe that climate change is happening — but fewer people report they have pe...