Tree crashes onto family's house, splits chimney during storms in Northwest Indiana
The tree crushed the aluminum siding on the chimney, exposing the wood frame and pink insulation fiber to the street.
The tree crushed the aluminum siding on the chimney, exposing the wood frame and pink insulation fiber to the street.
The tree was uprooted and landed on the house where Melissa Bergner and her family live in Chesterton, splitting the chimney. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
Major storms Tuesday afternoon flooded I-57 on the Far South Side and ripped down trees in Northwest Indiana.
Northbound I-57 was backed up from Halsted Street all the way to 127th Street due to the flooding Tuesday afternoon. CBS 2’s Jermont Terry reports.
The barn collapsed outside Harvard, Illinois, close to the Wisconsin state line. Kris Habermehl reports from Chopper 2.
Winds gusted up to 50 or 60 mph as storms pounded through the southwest suburbs of Chicago on Tuesday. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
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A small chance of showers and storms persists Wednesday morning.
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Ramon joined with the National Weather Service to deliver the seminar at the Westmont Fire & Police Facility.
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The second round of storms arrives Thursday afternoon, with the greatest severe weather threat in areas south of I-80.
It's Severe Weather Preparedness Week in Illinois, and officials want the public to know there are a number of things they can do to stay safe before bad weather hits. Possible storms on Monday night come on the heels of the storms that wreaked havoc last week.
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A total of 11 tornados touched down in Illinois last Tuesday night, according to the National Weather Service, with more possible bad weather on the way.
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