Archive for 2012
Light Snow may impact New Year’s Eve Travel ….
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL Vermilion, Champaign and southern Iroquois Counties may be affected by 1-2 inches of light snow on New Year’s Eve. Other counties listed in the weather advisory are: PIATT, COLES, EDGAR, KNOX, STARK, PEORIA, MARSHALL, WOODFORD, FULTON, TAZEWELL, MCLEAN, SCHUYLER, MASON, LOGAN, DE WITT, CASS,MENARD, SCOTT, MORGAN, SANGAMON, [...]
Wind Advisory Continues, Trace of Snow, Power Outages Reported >
IROQUOIS COUNTY — The National Weather Service (NWS) is allowing a Wind Advisory to expire. However, west, northwest winds will remain gusty near to 40 mph thru the morning (Friday). Winds speeds will gradually diminish throughout the day. – Wind Causes Power Outages, no Injuries Winds were clocked at 42, 46 and 52 mph in [...]
High wind advisories issued for East Central Illinois >
– Season’s first significant weather event – The National Weather Service has issued a pair of wind advisories for East Central Illinois today (Thurs). From 3-9 p.m., the following counties are under a High Wind Warning: Champaign, Vermilion, Douglas, Edgar, Coles, Piatt, Macon, DeWitt, McLean, Moultrie and Shelby. From mid-afternoon (today) through this (Thurs) evening, [...]
School Safety Takes Center Stage following Connecticut Shootings
Governor Quinn Orders Review of School Safety Governor Pat Quinn today (Tues., Dec. 18th) announced that the Illinois State Board of Education, the Illinois State Police, the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and other state agencies will review existing programs for student protection and determine whether improvements can be made. Following the recent horrific massacre in [...]
Disaster Planning – Are You “Ready for whatever happens?”
Urbana, IL (Grassroots Newswire) September 18, 2012 – According to local disaster cleanup professional David McGuire, Owner of SERVPRO® of Champaign/Urbana in Urbana, Hurricane Isaac was a recent, powerful reminder about the importance of disaster preparedness – not only for those in the path of the storm, but for homeowners everywhere. “Natural disasters come in [...]