Archive for July, 2011
Excessive Heat Warning Continues
Statement as of 6:15 am July 21, 2011 …Excessive heat warning remains in effect until 4 am Friday… * Temps and heat index…temperatures will only fall off into the upper 70s overnight. Heat index values will only gradually fall through the 90s through late evening. Temperatures on Thursday will once again rise into the 90s…with [...]
WEATHER WARNING: Heat Warning Extended to Friday 7-22-11
…Excessive heat warning now in effect until 4 am Friday… …Excessive heat watch is cancelled… The National Weather Service in Chicago has upgraded the excessive heat watch to an excessive heat warning. The excessive heat warning is now in effect until 4 am Friday. * Temps and heat index…high temperatures in the middle to possibly [...]
Excessive Heat Warning, Excessive Heat Watch Statement as of 2:18 PM July 19, 2011
…Excessive heat warning remains in effect until 7 am Wednesday… …Excessive heat watch remains in effect from Wednesday morning through late Thursday night… * Temps/heat index…high temperature in the middle to possibly upper 90s are expected today through Thursday. These temperatures combined with oppressive humidity levels will result in afternoon heat indices of up to [...]
Iroquois County: Route 24 Back Open after Train Derailment >
U-S Route 24 traffic in Iroquois County was back open early Sunday after a Friday afternoon train derailment closed the route between Crescent City and Watseka. There was no injury and just a minor chemical leak reported when the last tanker car on a 74-car T.P. & W. freight train derailed and fell on its [...]
HEAT WARNING: Avoid Execessive Stays Outside
…Heat advisory remains in effect until 8 PM this evening… ESDA is again asking for county-wide support with the opening of “Cooling Centers” in area communities. Governmental offices, including Secretary of State facilities, libraries and church groups are customary ‘cooling centers’ during business hours. Retail outlets are also a source of relief should the public [...]