Sunday, May 6, 2012
Slow-moving thunderstorms across the area Sunday could lead to flooding in low-lying areas.
- THE NEIGHBORHOOD FILES
- Joe Vince
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Sunday, May 6, 2012
Blame it on the Super Moon.* The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch for parts of northeast Illinois, including Will and Cook counties until 7 a.m. Monday, May 7. Slow-moving thunderstorms across the area Sunday could lead to rainfall totals between 1 to 3 inches, according to NWS. This could lead to creeks and streams to overflow. LIVE TRAFFIC MAP: See How the Severe Weather is Affecting Where Your Travel Times Today As always, be careful while traveling, especially across roadways in low-lying areas that could be flooded. *There is no scientific basis to blame the Super Moon for the bad weather. Just an increase in werewolf attacks. IS THERE FLOODING IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD? Help out other residents by sharing in the …
Saturday, September 3, 2011
The National Weather Service has issued several weather warnings for the Chicago area.
The National Weather Service has issued several weather warnings for the Chicago area, including Southland municipalities. A hazardous weather outlook for the Southland and surrounding areas, including north central Illinois, northeast Illinois and northwest Indiana was issued earlier Saturday afternoon. According to the weather service, thunderstorms could produce heavy rain, damaging winds higher than 60 miles per hour and hail up to two inches. "Showers and thunderstorms will overspread the entire outlook area this afternoon and evening," said the service. The National Weather Service issued an urban and small stream flood advisory for the area until 9 p.m. Runoff from the excessive rainfall will cause minor flooding, especially near …
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Crews rescued the home owners' cat from a blaze caused when lightning struck the chimney of a house in the 22500 block of Home Court.
- POLICE & FIRE
- Joe Vince
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Wednesday, August 3, 2011
A lightning strike during Tuesday night's storm sparked the blaze that burned through much of a house in The Homestead subdivision in Frankfort. No one was injured, and workers were even able to save the home owners' cat from the fire. The fire, which started when lightning struck the chimney of the house in the 22500 block of Home Court, destroyed half of the roof as well as the upstairs, said Frankfort Fire Battalion Chief Paul Kelch. The rest of the house suffered extensive water and smoke damage, he added. The home onwers, Rich and Kathleen Wierzbicki, were in Colorado and are returning home Wednesday after hearing about the fire. Their cat, Willow, was found hiding behind a curtain, said neighbor Susan Anstett. "That was the best news…
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Kathleen Wierzbicki
9:31 am on Tuesday, February 19, 2013
The home was totalled and is in process of being rebuilt from the foundation up. Many thanks to the heroic firefighters and wonderful neighbors for being there for us. Kathleen Wierzbicki more ›