1600 Fayette County Weather Conditions in Illinois

Weather News Reports

• 'A game changer': New pumping station promises to ease Des Plaines River flooding

  • Illinois
  • Des Plaines

  • source: Bing / Daily Herald
  • 2 views
  • Jul 23, 2024 2:38pm
  

  A new $4.1 million pump station along the Des Plaines River in Mount Prospect will help neighborhoods that have been battered by flooding for decades, officials said at a ribbon-cutting ceremony ... Read More

• Tornado record broken with 27 Chicago area twisters July 15 - spawned by 'ring of fire'

  • Illinois
  • West Chicago

  • source: Bing / Chicago Sun-Times
  • 9 views
  • Jul 23, 2024 1:40pm
  

  It's the most tornadoes recorded in the Chicago area in a single storm, according to the National Weather Service. Meteorologists blame conditions they call a "ring of fire" - a combination of warm, ... Read More

• Red Cross to Distribute Clean Up Kits in Nashville, Illinois

  • Illinois
  • IL-85

  • source: Bing
  • 1 view
  • Jul 23, 2024 06:04am
  Residents of Washington County and Nashville, Illinois, will be able to pick up clean up kits from the American Red Cross on Tuesday to help with flooding recovery efforts. Read More

• 'There is a purpose': Illinois dispatch duo credited for saving trapped 70-year-old caller from floodwaters

  • Illinois
  • IL-63

  • source: Bing
  • 1 view
  • Jul 22, 2024 8:23pm
  Ayres answered a call from a 70-year-old man on Beltrees Road in rural Jersey County. "He called and said he was stuck in water and water was coming up to his waist and he stated that he could see ... Read More

• New Mexico National Guard rescues 12 people during Ruidoso flash flooding

  • Illinois
  • IL-12

  • source: Bing
  • 8 views
  • Jul 21, 2024 11:22am
  The New Mexico National Guard on Sunday said it rescued at least a dozen people and two dogs during Saturday's flooding in Ruidoso. Photos and videos posted by residents on social media showed water ... Read More

• Black bear makes its way to Carbondale

  • Illinois
  • IL-86

  • source: Bing
  • 0 view
  • Jul 20, 2024 5:00pm
  All week, our inboxes have been flooded with alleged bear sightings and questions. As a reminder, Illinois officials say to leave the bear alone if you see it. That is for both you and the bear's ... Read More

• IceHogs award $20,000 grant to the Rockford Hockey Club

  • Illinois
  • Grant Park

  • source: Bing / WREX
  • 2 views
  • Jul 20, 2024 5:00pm
  

  ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Illinois... Rock River at Rockton affecting Winnebago County. Rock River at Latham Park affecting Winnebago County. ...The Flood Warning ... Read More

• One-legged hawk has Illinois man to thank for its escape from rising flood water

  • Illinois
  • Belleville
  • IL-15

  • source: Bing
  • 25 views
  • Jul 20, 2024 3:30pm
  The Belleville man contacted the World Bird Sanctuary the night of the rescue, but by the time he received a response, the hawk had gathered enough strength to fly away. Read More

• A buck moon, followed by a popular meteor shower. When to see them from Illinois soon

  • Illinois
  • IL-3 NEAR EAST SAINT

  • source: Bing
  • 3 views
  • Jul 20, 2024 04:59am
  A full '?buck'? moon will peak over southwestern Illinois soon, as the region recovers from extreme heat and flash flooding events. Metro-east residents can also catch the beginnings of a popular meteor ... Read More

• Officials tour Metro East after floods, residents demand help

  • Illinois
  • N 2780 East Rd

  • source: Bing
  • 0 view
  • Jul 20, 2024 03:06am
  Residents voiced their concerns as officials toured parts of the Metro East slammed by torrential rain and flooding Tuesday. Amid ongoing flood recovery efforts, Illinois U.S. Rep. Nikki Budzinski ... Read More

• I-64 closed near Nashville, Ill., as imminent dam failure forces evacuation

  • Illinois
  • I-64 Near Washington

  • source: Bing
  • 3 views
  • Jul 20, 2024 01:15am
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  Flash flooding Tuesday is forcing the evacuation of residents of Nashville, Illinois ... inches of rain by Wednesday morning. Interstate 64 in Washington County, Ill., was closed in both ... Read More

• A little more clouds into the weekend

  • Illinois
  • US 30 Near Crest Hil

  • source: Bing
  • 1 view
  • Jul 18, 2024 5:00pm
  30

  ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Wisconsin...Illinois... Rock River Near Lake Koshkonong affecting Jefferson and Rock Counties. ROCK RIVER ... Read More

• Active Alerts Moline, IL

  • Illinois
  • Moline
  • 21st St

  • source: Bing
  • 1 view
  • Jul 18, 2024 5:00pm
  Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drivecars through flooded areas.The next statement will be issued by Saturday evening at ... Read More

• Gas prices on the rise after storms knock out power at Joliet refinery

  • Illinois
  • Joliet Rd

  • source: Bing
  • 1 view
  • Jul 18, 2024 2:58pm
  One of the 19 tornadoes that touched down Monday in the Chicagoland area narrowly missed an Exxon-Mobil refinery in Joliet, but the storms were still strong enough to knock out power at the plant, ... Read More

• 88-year-old couple drown in Illinois flash floods before help arrives, deputies say

  • Illinois
  • I-70

  • source: Bing / New York Post
  • 25 views
  • Jul 18, 2024 12:51pm
  

  Tragedy struck a rural Illinois community as an 88-year-old couple died in Tuesday's heavy rain flash flooding. Read More

• Illinois dam fails, residents told to evacuate area

  • Illinois
  • Route

  • source: Bing
  • 3 views
  • Jul 18, 2024 11:54am
  Thunderstorms with heavy rains and tornadoes rattled the Chicago area and elsewhere in the Midwest, overtopping a dam Tuesday in southern Illinois, cutting power to hundreds of thousands, and even ... Read More

• Shocking video shows lightning strike near a police officer's cruiser in Illinois

  • Illinois
  • IL-152

  • source: Bing
  • 2 views
  • Jul 18, 2024 11:23am
  Police said it happened "after several nights of extreme storms." Officials issued a tornado warning earlier this week in Dupage County, about 26 miles from Chicago. Severe weather has ... Read More

• Twice the flooding

  • Illinois
  • IL-39

  • source: Bing
  • 2 views
  • Jul 18, 2024 10:02am
  GRAFTON - The river town of Grafton, which has been dealing with very low-level flooding from the Mississippi and Illinois rivers ... He has worked at The Telegraph in Alton full-time for 39 years and ... Read More

• Woman recounts being stuck on I-55 for 5 hours after storm hit; Expressway reopens in Channahon

  • Illinois
  • White City
  • I-55

  • source: Bing
  • 3 views
  • Jul 18, 2024 07:38am
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  broken power lines on the ground could be seen stretching across I-55, semi-trucks smashed, cars in the median and bystanders on the interstate ... Victory City Church hosted Thursday's food ... Read More