Tag result for article published on Thu April 18 2013 10:14 am. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: flooding, road closures
UPDATE: Arlington Heights Road was re-opened at noon. Elk Grove Village police are shutting down Arlington Heights Road between Algonquin Road and Higgins Road. Traffic will have access to Interstate 90 interchange at Arlington Heights Road, but will not be allowed to go south past the interchange. Arlington Heights Road is expected to be blocked [...]
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Tag result for article published on Thu April 18 2013 6:31 am. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: Flash Flood Warning, Flood warning, flooding
FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL 350 AM CDT THU APR 18 2013 …THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ILLINOIS… DES PLAINES RIVER AT LINCOLNSHIRE AFFECTING LAKE COUNTY DES PLAINES RIVER NEAR DES PLAINES AFFECTING COOK COUNTY DES PLAINES RIVER AT RIVERSIDE AFFECTING COOK COUNTY DES PLAINES RIVER NEAR RUSSELL AFFECTING [...]
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Tag result for article published on Thu April 18 2013 6:07 am. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: Flash Flood Warning, Flood warning, flooding
BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL 558 AM CDT THU APR 18 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR… GRUNDY COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS… KANKAKEE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS… LAKE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST INDIANA… LIVINGSTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS… NORTHERN [...]
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Tag result for article published on Thu April 18 2013 5:49 am. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: Flash Flood Warning, Flood warning, flooding, heavy rain
Numerous reports of roadways and basements flooded in Chicagoland after at least 2 inches of rain fell since about 1:00 a.m. Up to an additional two inches of rain is forecast for today, and the area is still under a Flash Flood Warning and a Flood Warning. THIS PAGE IS DEVELOPING … The Des Plaines [...]
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Tag result for article published on Mon March 25 2013 7:35 am. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: artificial turf, flood protection, flooding, League of Women Voters, Lower Des Plaines Watershed, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, Upper Salt Creek Watershed, Village of Arlington Heights, Village President campaign, watershed, Watershed Planning Councils
In the upcoming election for Arlington Heights Village President, one of the most dramatic issues of immediate concern for residents is the issue of flooding in Arlington Heights. In a recent forum/debate hosted by the League of Women Voters, candidates were asked about flooding. As can be expected, the incumbent trustee candidate answered that progress [...]
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Tag result for article published on Tue January 29 2013 5:49 pm. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: Flood Watch, flooding, National Weather Service, NWS
Flooding has been reported at the following locations: 1200 block of Wheeling Road, Mount Prospect flooded an impassable. Ridge and Peachtree, Elk Grove Village completely flooded. 700 Wellington Avenue, Elk Grove Village getting pretty deep. Tonne north of Falcon, Arlington Heights flooding in the street. Developing … The area is still under a Flood Watch [...]
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Posted in Weather
Tag result for article published on Tue January 15 2013 5:39 am. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: flooding, flooding Indiana, heavy rain
Areas of Central and Southern Indiana are coping with huge floods after heavy rains. At least one death is blamed on the weather. One weather-related death reported a part of Indiana 26 in Grant County flooded late Sunday. Ball State freshman Blake A. Taylor, of Kokomo, was on his returning to school when his car [...]
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Tag result for article published on Tue October 30 2012 8:11 am. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: flooding, Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin
The Village of Pleasant Prairie advised evacuation Monday night for homes near the Lake Michigan shore in the area south of 95th Street and east of Third Avenue due to the high waves and subsequent flooding before 8 a.m. Tuesday. Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin Alert … Dangerous High Waves of 14 to 18 Feet Forecasted on [...]
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Posted in Disaster Report
Tag result for article published on Tue September 06 2011 12:51 pm. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: Cook County, Federal Disaster Declaration, flooding, Village of Arlington Heights
The Village of Arlington Heights has received notification from the Cook County Department of Homeland Security & Emergency Management that the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) has conducted a review of damage assessment information submitted by municipalities throughout Cook County following the severe storm of July 23, 2011. It was determined that the damage assessment [...]
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Tag result for article published on Tue August 30 2011 3:44 pm. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: death toll, flooding, hurricane, Tropical Storm
In the wake of Hurricane Irene, there are signs of the storm’s brutal force all around Fleischmanns, New York. Residents Jacob and Glenna Herz share their story of how the storm moved their home. Residents worrying about houses crashing into each other in Fleischmanns, New York (Population 351). The death toll from Hurricane Irene stands [...]
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Tag result for article published on Thu July 28 2011 9:03 am. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: Dubuque, East Dubuque, Flood warning, flooding, Iowa, Iowa flooding
Severe thunderstorms approaching Rockford, Illinois at 8:10 p.m. Radar showed intense thunderstorms (red) over northeast Iowa and northwest Illinois with backend development from Freeport, Illinois and Stockton, Illinois back to Galena, Illinois and Dubuque. A record 10.96 inches of rain fell in Dubuque, Iowa between 7:00 p.m. Wednesday and 7:00 a.m. Thursday. Roads were closed [...]
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Tag result for article published on Sat July 23 2011 12:08 pm. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: flooding, heavy rain, standing water
Standing Water on Roof Forces Evacuation of Businesses While Water is Pumped Off of the Roof Village officials ordered the evacuation of businesses in the north building of Evergreen Plaza in downtown Arlington Heights just before 11:00 a.m. Saturday. Three businesses with even number addresses in the Evergreen Plaza were evacuated. The Arlington Heights Building [...]
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