Articles filed under Weather
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U.S. vs. European hurricane model: Which is better?May 29, 2013 1:45 pm - ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — When forecasters from the National Weather Service track a hurricane, they use models from several different supercomputers located around the wor...
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Storms could interrupt rush hour in the suburbsMay 29, 2013 12:00 pm - The suburbs could be in for another round of storms late this afternoon and into the evening. According to accuweather.com, there's a 60-percent chance of precipitat...
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Schaumburg tornado survivors cherish strangers' helpMay 28, 2013 11:00 pm - Schaumburg Village Trustee Frank Kozak and his wife Char survived beneath the weight of a fallen hot water tank as the rest of their relatives' Oklahoma City home — and ...
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Will hurricane forecasts get better?May 26, 2013 6:01 am - WASHINGTON — With hurricane season less than two weeks away, and a very active season predicted by meteorologists, all thoughts are on what happened last year, when a tr...
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Madigan warns of charity scams after Oklahoma tornadoMay 24, 2013 4:38 pm - Attorney General Lisa Madigan says people should use caution when donating money to help victims of the Oklahoma tornado. Madigan says scam artists often try to take adv...
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Lincolnshire seeks volunteers:May 23, 2013 5:09 pm - The village of Lincolnshire hosts a meeting to discuss flood mitigation and planning on June 20 at 7 p.m. in the village hall board room, One Olde Half Day Road. The vil...
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Register FEMA flood claims at Maine TownshipMay 22, 2013 1:24 pm - Maine Township residents who suffered flood damage from April storms can register for Federal Emergency Management Agency relief at the Maine Township Office of Emergenc...
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God and natural disaster: Whatever the spin, we come togetherMay 22, 2013 9:00 am - When it comes to natural phenomena, society seems to have this rule: Thank God for beautiful sunsets; blame Mother Nature for deadly tornadoes. Some of my Facebook frie...
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Local Red Cross office, Salvation Army helping tornado victimsMay 21, 2013 12:36 pm - In the aftermath of the devastating tornado that ripped through Oklahoma City, people across the nation are sending aid. In the Chicago area, organizations are still wa...
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Suburban comfort dogs making trip to Oklahoma after tornadoMay 21, 2013 12:25 pm - As rescuers continue their frantic search for survivors in Oklahoma, several golden retrievers — including two from the tornado-ravaged community of Joplin, Mo., — will ...