National Weather Service

Eight more communities are now StormReady in the northwest suburbs of Chicago (SOURCE: Northwest Central Joint Emergency Management System)

National Weather Service Recognizes Chicago NW Suburban Communities as StormReady; 8 New Recognitions Bring Total to 10

Mon Jan 20, 2020 04:25 pm Cardinal News

The National Weather Service recognized eight local communities with their StormReady Community designation at a presentation on January 16, 2020. StormReady is a program that recognizes communities that make a commitment to prepare for extreme […]

Snow for Sunday Breaks Record for April 14 But Not for The Month of April at Chicago’s O’Hare Official NWS Station

Mon Apr 15, 2019 07:14 pm Cardinal News

Weather scenes in downtown Arlington Heights for with about 5 inches of snow in Arlington Heights. The record snowfall for April 14 was broken as the official NWS station at Chicago O’Hare reported 5.4 inches […]

Partial Failure on NWS Chicago Weather Website: No Info for O’Hare

Sun Apr 15, 2018 07:23 am Cardinal News

The National Weather Service office in Chicago experienced a partial outage on the official website Sunday April 15, 2018 morning. The National Weather Service Office Chicago responded promptly to a report of the problem Sunday […]

Astronomical Winter Arrives Today at 10:28 AM CST with the Winter Solstice and the Harp Twins

Thu Dec 21, 2017 10:28 am Cardinal News

The Winter Solstice is associated the shortest daylight hours of the year in the Northern Hemisphere and occurs this year at 10:28 a.m. CST. Due to the tilt of the earth’s axis and the position […]

Wind Advisory Extended to 6:00 PM Tuesday, December 5, 2017

Tue Dec 5, 2017 06:58 am Cardinal News

Peak winds arrived later than forecast yesterday morning, and peaked about 12 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. this morning, instead of about 7:00 p.m. yesterday as forecast. From 12:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. there were several […]

Tuesday Sept. 26 2017 Marked the 7th Consecutive Record High Temperature in Chicago

Wed Sep 27, 2017 07:32 am Cardinal News

September 2017 marks the only occurrence on record for Chicago of a seven-day period of consecutive 90°F-plus days entirely within September. The first record high day was Wednesday, September 20, 2017. The record warmth continued […]

Record High 94°F Precedes Friday September 22nd Fall Equinox, More Records Possible

Thu Sep 21, 2017 07:36 pm Cardinal News

Chicago O’Hare’s official weather station recorded two consecutive record-breaking days — yesterday and today. Yesterday, Wednesday, September 20, 2017, Chicago O’Hare reported a record high of 92°F at 3:29 p.m. The previous record for September […]

Microburst Damaged Northwest Suburbs from Elgin to Elk Grove and Itasca Friday Evening, July 21, 2017

Mon Jul 24, 2017 01:11 pm Cardinal News

Talbot’s Mill, Elk Grove Village Storm Damage Friday July 21, 2017 Strong winds from a microburst downed trees, damage roofs and damaged power lines from Elgin to Schaumburg, to Hoffman Estates and to Elk Grove […]

Cook County Forest Preserves Police K-9 “Drago” Dies of Apparent Heat Illness Locked in Patrol Car

Fri Jun 30, 2017 12:12 pm Cardinal News

Cook County Forest Preserves K-9 “Drago” died Wednesday June 14, 2017 while locked in a patrol car, and apparently from complications caused by heat exposure, Cook County officials report. The K-9 police dog is believed […]

Shelf Cloud and Lightning Image Mimics Mesocyclone and Tornado

Mon Jun 6, 2016 08:29 am Cardinal News

At first glance, this photo by Clint Elko in El Paso, Illinois on May 28, 2016 might look like a mesocyclone, wall cloud and tornado dropping down to the road. However, it is actually a […]

Tornado Warning Test Didn’t Show Test; Scared Some People

Wed Mar 2, 2016 02:59 pm Cardinal News

About 10:00 a.m. Tuesday — about the same time as the “first Tuesday of the month” test of the tornado sirens, some TV viewers were frightened by an onscreen message that stated: “Tornado Warning.” The […]

High Temperature Record Broken for Chicago for Sunday February 28 — Goes Back to 1895

Sun Feb 28, 2016 02:08 pm Cardinal News

MOBILE: chgowx.com PC: forecast.chicagoweatherstation.com Today’s high temperature is a record breaker at 62°F, breaking the previous record of 61°F going back to 1895. TODAY: A 30 percent chance of rain after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with […]

National Weather Service Confirms Two EF-1 Tornadoes Occurred Tuesday Tuesday Night — Lake Geneva and Big Bend

Thu Aug 20, 2015 10:26 am Cardinal News

The National Weather Service Milwaukee storm survey crew concluded concluded that two tornadoes occurred. An EF-1 tornado with winds estimated up to 110 mph was confirmed in Lake Geneva. Another EF-1 tornado with winds estimated […]

The week of November 16, 2014 to November 22, 2014 is Winter Weather Preparedness Week

Sun Nov 16, 2014 08:15 pm Cardinal News

As cold and snow begin in earnest across Illinois and Indiana, the National Weather Service, FEMA, IEMA, Indiana Department of Homeland Security, Illinois and Indiana State Police, Illinois and Indiana Departments of Transportation and American […]

Should There Have Been a Severe Thunderstorm Warning Saturday? Are the Warnings Relevant?

Tue Aug 26, 2014 11:14 am Cardinal News

Some residents, who were left without power for hours Saturday or experienced damage to their homes, might be surprised to find out there was no Severe Thunderstorm Warning in effect when storms rolled in about […]

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