Archive for July, 2010
HEAT ADVISORY, COOLING CENTERS AVAILABLE
Heat Advisory Statement as of 11:56 AM EDT on July 23, 2010 …Heat advisory remains in effect until 7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/ this evening… ….. Seek shelter in area Cooling Centers, if necessary….. * Temps/heat index…heat index values will continue to increase today with values around 105 degrees by the early afternoon. * [...]
Iroquois Weather Statement
Special Weather Statement Statement as of 3:50 PM CDT on July 21, 2010 …Funnel clouds possible this afternoon… Scattered showers and thunderstorms will affect the area today…with the greatest concentration of these showers and thunderstorms expected south of a Fairbury to Milford in Iroquois County. The atmospheric conditions are favorable for the development of funnel [...]
Advisory: Hot Weather Conditions
Special Weather Statement Statement as of 9:00 AM CDT on July 14, 2010 …Hot and humid conditions today… The combination of high temperatures in the low 90s and dew points in the low to mid 70s…will produce heat index readings around 100 today into early this evening. The highest heat index values are expected in [...]
OFF-DUTY KANKAKEE FIREFIGHTER DIES
A 37-year-old Kankakee firefighter died at his Bradley home Thursday. Kankakee Fire Chief Ron Young provided the bleak news. Lt. Frank Fouts had been a member of the department since July 1998. Kankakee County Coroner Bob Gessner said an autopsy was scheduled. Gessner said Fouts was found in his backyard by a baby-sitter shortly after [...]