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Illinois

Heavy snow, bitter cold across Illinois to make travel hazardous

Major winter storm blanketing Illinois, IDOT, ISP urge public to avoid driving

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Transportation and Illinois State Police are warning the public that a major winter storm will create hazardous conditions across the state, urging drivers to strongly consider postponing any unnecessary travel. Throughout Illinois, intense periods of heavy snow and continued bitter cold should be anticipated, creating extremely slick conditions and poor visibility. “As always, our team at IDOT will be out on the roads around the clock, but if you can stay indoors, please do, […]

todayFebruary 15, 2021 12

snow

National

Early-week storm to threaten more snow for Midwest, Northeast

STATE COLLEGE, Penn. (UPI) -- Following an expansive swath of snow stretching from the central Plains to the Great Lakes and Eastern Seaboard this weekend, another round of snow is forecast to target some of the same areas early this week. Behind the weekend snow will be an Arctic blast of cold, thanks to the polar vortex. This will be a big contrast from the "feeling" so far this winter, which has been, on average, milder than usual. Many cities […]

todayFebruary 7, 2021 14

National

April warmup to encompass central, eastern U.S. into midweek

Increasingly mild conditions across the eastern half of the U.S. will send temperatures rising into midweek. In the wake of a record-breaking winter storm that tracked through the Plains, temperatures will climb into the 60s in Denver and Rapid City, South Dakota, on Sunday. On Friday, temperatures fell below zero in Rapid City and into the teens around Denver. Temperatures will also climb into the upper 50s and 60s farther east across the Great Lakes, Ohio Valley and most of […]

todayApril 5, 2020 4

Breaking News

Severe thunderstorms, flooding to impact the U.S. Midwest

Portions of the midwestern United States are expected to deal with rounds of thunderstorms, which may pose a threat for flooding, damaging winds, hail and even a tornado or two Monday into Monday night. The same storm threatening the Plains this weekend will be responsible for triggering the severe weather across the Midwest to start the week. AccuWeather meteorologists are concerned, not only for the risk of severe weather in this area, but also flooding as some locations may have […]

todayAugust 11, 2019 10

AccuWeather

Weather Events

AccuWeather: Bahamas has potential for tropical development

THE BAHAMAS (UPI) -- AccuWeather meteorologists and National Hurricane Center forecasters are monitoring the southwestern Atlantic Ocean for potential gradual tropical development later this week. The Atlantic basin has been quiet since Barry slammed onto the Louisiana coast as a hurricane on July 13. The National Hurricane Center gives the disturbance a 10 percent chance of formation over the next 48 hours and 20 percent through five days. "A weak area of low pressure just to the east of the […]

todayJuly 21, 2019 6

Flooding flood floodwaters Pere Marquette Youth Center Grafton

Illinois

Rising flood waters forces Pere Marquette juvenile facility to transfer services

GRAFTON/SPRINGFIELD (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Rising flood waters along the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers in Jersey County is prompting the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice (IDJJ) to transfer operations from the Pere Marquette Youth Center near Grafton to the Alton Mental Health Center temporarily. While there are no issues with the facility itself, road closures as a result of flooding will hinder access to the facility, according to a joint press release from the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and IDJJ released […]

todayMay 2, 2019 11

tornado Columbus Mississippi

National

Mississippi woman is first tornado death this year

COLUMBUS, Miss. (UPI) -- A 41-year-old woman died after being caught in a building that collapsed in Mississippi, becoming the first tornado death in the United States this year. The National Weather Service in Jackson, Miss., confirmed Saturday's tornado by radar in Columbus, a city of about 24,000 people 50 miles west of Birmingham, Ala. The storm hit at about 5:15 p.m., destroying buildings and homes, and cutting off power, including to a TV station. Ashley Glynell Pounds was one […]

todayFebruary 24, 2019 6

tornadoes Taylorville tornado Illinois

East Central Illinois Region

UPDATE: More than 20 tornadoes touch down in central Illinois Saturday

Continuing coverage TAYLORVILLE (Heartland Newsfeed) -- As daylight arrived on Sunday morning, residents of Taylorville and other impacted communities across central Illinois were getting their first preview of the level of devastation a suspected tornado caused Saturday evening. As previously reported, roughly 30 people in Taylorville suffered injuries with more than 100 homes damaged as a result of the tornado which hit the city around 5 p.m. Saturday. No fatalities have been reported. Officials in Taylorville and Christian County offered […]

todayDecember 2, 2018 8

tornado damage December 1 2018 Taylorville

East Central Illinois Region

Central Illinois communities ravaged by tornadoes Saturday

TAYLORVILLE (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Portions of western and central Illinois faced a barrage of tornadic activity Saturday night, following a warm, unusual day to kick off December. Tornadoes that hit the region were as far north as Macomb in McDonough County to as far south as Staunton in Macoupin County. One series of tornadoes in south central Illinois incredibly hard, the first of which touched down near Butler and would touch down four more times in Taylorville, Stonington, near Boody […]

todayDecember 2, 2018 33

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