Articles filed under Weather
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Storm cancels flights, floods streets in suburbsApr 19, 2011 12:00 am - Strong thunderstorms caused long delays and more than 450 flight cancellations Tuesday night at Chicago airports. Large hail and standing water were reported across the ...
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N.C. gets worst of storms that ravaged SouthApr 16, 2011 11:00 pm - ASKEWVILLE, N.C. — A tornado-spewing storm system that killed at least 45 people across half the country unleashed its worst fury on North Carolina, where homes broke ap...
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N.C. reporting storm deaths, adding to 17 killedApr 16, 2011 12:00 am - RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A brutal spring storm raged across North Carolina on Saturday, flattening businesses, flipping cars and destroying homes, leaving an unknown number ...
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Apr 16, 2011 12:00 am - Vicious storms smacked the Deep South and toppled trees like dominoes as tornadoes howled through towns. Seven deaths were reported in Alabama, including a man killed wh...
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Tornado watch in effectApr 10, 2011 12:00 am - A tornado watch is in effect for the west and northwest suburbs as a strong storm is making its way across the state. The watch will remain in effect until 1 a.m. in Kan...
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Illinois March weather was, in a word, normalApr 05, 2011 11:00 pm - After a winter of big snow and extreme cold, March was perfectly normal. Illinois State climatologist Jim Angel said Tuesday the average temperature around the state was...
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Lightning ignites Elgin home’s roofApr 04, 2011 2:00 am - A lightning strike during Sunday’s thunderstorm sparked a fire on the roof of an Elgin home. Family members living in the house on the 800 block of Red Barn Lane heard t...
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Sierra snow good news to parched CaliforniaMar 30, 2011 12:00 am - SODA SPRINGS, Calif. — Chris Rivest’s father sent him from San Francisco to the family vacation cabin near the Sierra Nevada crest with a seemingly simple chore — clear ...
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Thunderstorm produces quarter-sized hailMar 20, 2011 12:00 am - Two sets of strong thunderstorms whipped through northeastern Illinois Sunday leaving a number of streets flooded and vehicles damaged from quarter-sized hail across Coo...
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Suburbanites in Hawaii relieved tsunami wasn’t worseMar 10, 2011 11:00 pm - Suburban natives who are in Hawaii are relieved this morning that the tsunami that hit the islands was smaller than expected. Originally braced for swells up to 8 feet, ...