Articles filed under Weather
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Timeline: How a late-night tornado unfolded in Naperville and Woodridge
Dec 18, 2021 6:28 PM - When it struck the night of June 20, the tornado that inflicted miles of damage in Naperville and Woodridge six months ago touched down in a forest preserve. Here's how it unfolded. -
Survival tips: What to do before and during a tornadoDec 18, 2021 6:30 PM - Devastation from tornadoes has made for some dramatic footage and photos recently. Here's what to do to stay safe.
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Somehow spared by tornado while there, Elmhurst man raising money for ravaged Tennessee town
Dec 18, 2021 2:10 PM - Ralph "Butch" Navarro of Elmhurst and seven duck-hunting buddies huddled inside a large bathroom last week Friday, hoping to be spared a direct hit from what sounded like a freight train coming right at them. Three minutes later they emerged unscathed into the night air, shocked by what confronted them. The tornado they heard roaring toward them had laid waste to the small, northwest Tennessee community of Samburg. -
Less than 2,000 remain without power after high winds
Dec 16, 2021 2:43 PM - Less than 2,000 ComEd customers remain without power after high winds rolled through the area late Wednesday night, mainly affecting customers in Northwest Cook County and Lake County. -
Strap it down: Weather service issues 'High Wind Warning' until Thursday morning
Dec 15, 2021 4:18 PM - "Do you have anything outside that isn't strapped down ... ? If so, bring them indoors or strongly secure them tomorrow, or else Mother Nature's strong winds will likely relocate them somewhere far away tomorrow night." That's what the National Weather Service of Chicago tweeted. -
28 Illinois counties declared disaster areas
Dec 13, 2021 3:10 PM - In the wake of Friday night storms that left six dead at an Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville, a disaster proclamation was issued Monday for 28 counties in southern and central Illinois. The proclamation will bring personnel or equipment from the Illinois Emergency Management Agency to assist with storm recovery. -
Thousands without heat, water after tornadoes kill dozens
Dec 13, 2021 2:52 PM - Residents of Kentucky counties where tornadoes killed dozens of people could be without heat, water or electricity in frigid temperatures for weeks or longer, state officials warned Monday, as the toll of damage and deaths came into clearer focus in five states slammed by the swarm of twisters.
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Tornado kills scores in Kentucky, other states: See drone footage of destruction
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Storms rip through Arkansas nursing home, Illinois warehouse
Dec 11, 2021 12:03 AM - At least two people were killed Friday night when a reported tornado ripped through an Arkansas nursing home, and emergency crews in southern Illinois were also responding to reports of injuries at an Amazon warehouse after a roof collapsed amid storms there. -
Why the sunsets have been so beautiful the past few days
Dec 1, 2021 6:16 AM - Meteorologists say low-pressure "clipper" systems combined with breaks in higher-elevation clouds have created some fairly spectacular sunsets in our area over the past few days.
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