Archive for February, 2012
Weather Spotters School in Iroquois County
Training Announcement 2012 Severe Weather Spotter Training Sponsored by: Iroquois County Emergency Services & Disaster Agency Crescent City Grade School Iroquois County Amateur Radio Club Tuesday, March 13, 2012 6:30 p.m. Crescent City Grade School Gymnasium Basic Weather Spotters Certification Jim Allsopp – NWS (Romeoville) Free of Charge Registration Not Required For more information contact [...]
Storm Spotters Training Class Set in Iroquois County
The spring tornado season is approaching. The Iroquois County Emergency Services and Disaster Agency (ESDA) invites seasoned and amateur weather enthusiasts to brush up their skills for identifying severe weather. ESDA is teaming up with the Iroquois County Amateur Radio Club and Crescent City Grade School for the 2012 Severe Weather Spotters training class Tuesday, [...]
Illiana Weather Advisory….
Special Statement… … as of 9:42 PM February 13, 2012 …Snow to end tonight with patchy freezing drizzle possible… Light snow will continue through the midnight time frame tonight before slowly shifting east out of the area. With the departure of this snow…a period of patchy light freezing drizzle will be possible across portions of [...]
Dense Fog Advisory > Monday, Feb 6, 2012
Dense Fog Advisory Statement as of 3:49 AM February 06, 2012 …Dense fog advisory in effect until noon today… Visibility…dense fog will reduce visibilities to less than a quarter mile…to near zero at times. Visibility can drop from fair to less than a quarter mile within minutes. In addition…temperatures below freezing will allow fog to [...]
Illinois to participate in earthquake drill
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois will participate in a multistate earthquake drill next week as part of earthquake preparedness month. State officials say more than 400,000 Illinois residents have registered to take part in the drill at 10:15 a.m. on Tuesday. More than 2 million people are registered in nine states. The “Great Central U.S. [...]