Archive for February, 2010

IROQUOIS WEATHER ALERT —

Special Weather Statement
Statement as of 3:29 PM EST on February 19, 2010
…Potential for winter storm Sunday night into Monday…
A couple of upper level disturbances will affect northern Illinois and Northwest Indiana from tonight through Monday. The second of these systems has the potential to bring significant snow accumulations to portions of the region Sunday night [...]

EARTHQUAKE HITS NORTHERN ILLINOIS

(Pingree Grove, IL) — Illinois residents were shaken by an earthquake early this morning. The USGS downgraded the tremor from a 4.3 to a magnitude 3.8. The quake struck at 3:59 a.m. and the epicenter was about a mile from Pingree Grove and four miles from Gilberts. The quake was [...]

WINTER STORM WARNING CANCELLED

…Winter Weather Advisory in effect until 9 am CST /10 am EST/ this morning…
…Winter Storm Warning is cancelled…
The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for blowing and drifting snow…which is in effect until 9 am CST this morning. The Winter Storm Warning has been cancelled.
Iroquois County Highway Engineer Joel Moore [...]

WEATHER ALERT for IL – Iroquois County

IROQUOIS-WILL-KANKAKEE-NEWTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF.JOLIET.KANKAKEE.MOROCCO
308 PM CST TUE FEB 9 2010
WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY.
BLIZZARD WATCH IS CANCELLED.
THE NATL WEATHER SVC IN CHICAGO HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WATCH. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
9 AM CST WEDNESDAY.
* TIMING.SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING WITH PERIODIC HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE [...]