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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. [...]
Iroquois County: Fog Advisory Extended ’til 3 pm
Dense Fog Advisory Statement as of 8:59 AM February 02, 2012 …Dense fog advisory now in effect until 3 PM this afternoon… * timing…dense fog will continue through mid afternoon before significant improvement. Visibility…dense fog will reduce visibility to under a quarter mile. Impacts…low visibility within the fog may make travel hazardous. * Additional impacts…temperatures [...]
Construction Delays Expected on I-57, Route 50 >
Area motorists can expect approximate 15-minute delays tonight (Feb 1), Thursday (Feb 2) and Friday (Fed 3) nights along Interstate 57 in Kankakee County. Department of Transportation (DOT) crews will be closing the routes, periodically, while bridge I-beams are removed as part of a construction project. Both northbound and southbound lanes will be affected. The [...]
Iroquois — Ford County Weather Statement
Special Statement Statement as of 3:30 PM January 25, 2012 A wintry mix of precipitation is falling across portions of southern Ford…Iroquois and Benton counties in east central Illinois and Northwest Indiana. Light precipitation will continue to fall in the form of rain…freezing rain…and sleet across these areas through the early evening hours as temperatures [...]
Tornadoes Reported in Arkansas, No Injuries >
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Strong winds and tornadoes have been reported in Arkansas as storms move through parts of the South and Midwest. The National Weather Service says it received reports of possible tornadoes in Arkansas, Dallas, Lonoke, Prairie and Cleveland counties Sunday night. There were no reports of any injuries. The storms also [...]