Get Ready For Blasting Winds This Afternoon
A blasting wind and high waves will soon arrive in the Chicago area, as a storm system drops down from Manitoba.
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A blasting wind and high waves will soon arrive in the Chicago area, as a storm system drops down from Manitoba.
Strong winds and high waves along the Lake Michigan shore are expected to move into the Chicago area with a Thursday afternoon cold front.
On Saturday, the National Weather Service reported six different rare waterspouts across the Chicago-Milwaukee area lake shore on Saturday.
The rain that moved into the Chicago area late Friday could soak the city all weekend, and possibly into next week.
After three straight days of hot and humid weather, cooler air is expected to move into the Chicago area for the remainder of the holiday weekend -- but not before some potentially strong Saturday night thunderstorms.
Sunny skies and mild temperatures could draw people to Lake Michigan beaches this weekend, but authorities are warning swimmers of strong rip currents expected to develop Saturday morning.
A severe thunderstorm warning remains is in effect for northwestern Cook and southern Lake counties that could produce "deadly lightning'' and quarter-sized hail to the area, according to the National Weather Service.
The National Weather Service is warning of an increased chance of rip currents Sunday along the shores of Lake Michigan in Illinois and northwest Indiana.
Just one day after a deluge gave Chicago the wettest day in its history -- for as far back as such records have been kept since 1871 -- a morning storm made this month the second-wettest July in the past 120 years in the city's recorded history.
A scorching heat wave will keep much of Illinois in the 90s this week.
If you think a tornado passed through your backyard during the wild storms on Tuesday evening, you might be right.
Emergency preparedness officials warn that the severe storms that have blanketed much of the nation this spring could just as easily hit here. They stress taking steps in advance to be ready.
Heavy storms that moved through the Chicago area on Sunday forced canceled and delayed flights at both airports, and also left behind flooded roadways and basements.
The City of Chicago is warning residents of warmer temperatures expected to move into the area for Memorial Day weekend -- including 90 degree temperatures Monday.
More showers and thunderstorms soaked Chicago on Thursday, prompting more flood advisories and warnings.
The showers and thunderstorms that moved into the Chicago area Wednesday are expected to continue, prompting a flash flood watch to be issued.
At least one person was hurt in the severe storms that ripped through portions of the Chicago area Sunday. Hail fell in several suburbs, while a possible tornado in northwest Indiana destroyed a building and toppled power lines.
Chicago went from zero to summer on Tuesday, as the high temperature broke a 115 year old record
A warm yet cloudy Saturday will make way for a dramatic Sunday, as a mixture of warm temperatures and heavy wind gusts could produce tornadoes in the Chicago area.
The Chicago area is in for more wintry weather: Sunday's drizzling rain will give way to freezing rain and sleet overnight before turning into snow Monday morning.
Chicago broke a 115-year-old record for snowfall on Saturday and the city could still see more snowfall before the month is over.
More than 220 flights have been canceled at Chicago's airports Sunday due to rain conditions in the Chicago area that have triggered a flood advisory.
A winter storm could drop up to three inches of snow and cover northern Illinois in ice by Sunday afternoon.
The more than 20 inches of snow that fell on Chicago by early February are melting rapidly -- as temperatures have climbed into the 40s and keep rising.
The city has sent almost 175 snow-fighting trucks onto the streets to treat main roads after an early Sunday lake effect snow storm.
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