Articles filed under Weather
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Mild weather redefines winter landscapeDec 31, 2011 11:00 pm - Washington Post WASHINGTON — At the National Arboretum, the white petals of snowdrops — normally an early spring flower — have unfurled. In Maine’s Acadia National Park,...
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Mild December gives golf courses plenty of greenDec 31, 2011 6:00 am - No, golfers, you are not dreaming. Those are actual flags on the greens you’re seeing today at many golf courses around the suburbs. A mild fall and warmer start to wint...
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2011 Chicago-area weather by the numbersDec 30, 2011 11:00 pm - From the National Weather Service: Warm December: 20 days to hit 40 degrees or above, twice the average for December. The most ever was 26 days in 1923. Rain total: 49.8...
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Drifting snow makes travel tough in Great PlainsDec 19, 2011 11:00 pm - TOPEKA, Kan. — A deadly storm that halted travel throughout the Great Plains weakened Tuesday as it headed east into Missouri and toward the Great Lakes, and officials r...
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Snowstorm threatens travel in southwest, MidwestDec 18, 2011 11:00 pm - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A late-autumn snowstorm lumbered into the Great Plains on Monday, unleashing snow and fierce winds that turned roads to ice, reduced visibility to ze...
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Get ready for the cold and snow, FEMA saysDec 01, 2011 10:00 pm - Perhaps you've been trying not to think about it. The ice, the snow, the early morning shoveling. Snap out of it, federal officials say, because severe winter weather ...
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Winds cancel 525 flights at O'HareNov 28, 2011 11:00 pm - More than 525 flights were canceled in and out of O'Hare International Airport Tuesday as strong winds with gusts up to 60 mph battered the Chicago area throughout the d...
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Alaska storm sends residents inlandNov 08, 2011 11:00 pm - ANCHORAGE, Alaska — High winds and surging waves pummeled Alaska’s western coast Wednesday, churning the Bering Sea and forcing residents of Nome and isolated native vil...
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First flakes recorded today, more possible tomorrowNov 08, 2011 11:00 pm - Although it may seem early for the first snowflakes to have fallen in the Chicago area today, meteorologists said the flurries came about 10 days later than in the avera...
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Yes. Snow really in forecast north of us.Nov 07, 2011 11:00 pm - EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — It’s time to dig out the snow boots and shovels. Forecasters say parts of Wisconsin and Minnesota are in store for some measurable snow. The National...