Articles filed under Weather
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Images: Spring snowApr 27, 2012 12:00 pm - It may be hard to get excited about this weekend considering the cold, dreary weather outlook. But take heart. At least there isn't snow in the forecast so we're not lik...
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Senators back change to disaster declarationsApr 19, 2012 4:51 pm - HARRISBURG, Ill. — A measure pending in Congress would bring consistency and fairness to how communities hit by natural disasters are chosen for federal relief, U.S. Sen...
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U.S. heat records fall by hundredsApr 08, 2012 10:30 pm - WASHINGTON — It’s been so warm in the United States this year, especially in March, that national records weren’t just broken, they were deep-fried. Temperatures in the ...
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Record-setting March heat blasts suburbsMar 31, 2012 5:58 pm - Kim Kardashian may be Forbes’ hottest overexposed celebrity. “The Hunger Games” may be the hottest movie in America. But last month is now officially the hottest March i...
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April frost could damage March gardens in suburbsMar 24, 2012 8:00 am - Suburban streets are lined with flowering trees. Garden centers are raking in the green. Runners are out and about, and record-breaking highs have become the norm. While...
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Storm causes home to collapse, killing one personMar 23, 2012 3:53 pm - OPDYKE, Ill. — Severe storms that raked southern and central Illinois with tornadoes, large hail and heavy rain were blamed Friday for a home collapse that killed one pe...
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Second straight day of 85 degrees, hotter than July 4 averageMar 21, 2012 8:00 pm - Record smashing highs of 85 degrees during each of the past two days — more than 35 degrees above average — were hotter than the typical Fourth of July. On July 4, the a...
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FEMA denies state’s appeal for tornado assistanceMar 21, 2012 5:36 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Gov. Pat Quinn said Wednesday that the Federal Emergency Management Agency denied the state’s appeal for assistance after a deadly tornado and severe storm...
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'Extreme, unprecedented' heat wave reaches fifth dayMar 18, 2012 8:45 pm - Records continue to fall during the mid-March heat wave, as temperatures reached 80 degrees for the fifth straight day, and could continue the streak through Wednesday. ...
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Report: Illinois No. 4 tornado stateMar 15, 2012 8:16 pm - With one deadly Illinois tornado already on the books for 2012, the Weather Channel dug into tornado data and determined Illinois to be the fourth-most prone state for t...