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After water overtopped a reservoir dam and forced residents of a small Illinois city to evacuate Tuesday morning amid fears the structure could rupture, local officials now say the situation is ...
Flooding has been reported in low-lying agricultural areas. Portions of the Sangamon and Illinois rivers are currently under a flood warning due to ice jams that have caused flooding in some parts ...
Shortly after 5 p.m., several people were out observing the water, taking photos and videos. The St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department has posted an aerial, panoramic view of the flooding on its ...
The July 2023 Chicago Area Flood was caused by a heavy rainfall that occurred on July 2, 2023, in the Chicago Metropolitan Area of northeastern Illinois. Rainfall up to 9.0 inches (23 cm) occurred over an 18-hour period; the majority occurred from early in the morning to late in the afternoon. [ 1 ]
Temperatures in Illinois are projected to rise over the course of the 21st century. The amount of increase depends on how much humans curtail their CO 2 emissions. If humans continue to emit at current levels, the increase will be between 8 and 14 °F (4.4 and 7.8 °C). If emissions are lowered, the rise will be between 4 and 9 °F (2.2 and 5 °C).
The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning for several counties in Illinois after unprecedented storms swept through the Chicago area last night, leaving many without power.
The Chicago flood occurred on April 13, 1992, when repair work on a bridge spanning the Chicago River damaged the wall of an abandoned and disused utility tunnel beneath the river. The resulting breach flooded basements, facilities and the underground Chicago Pedway throughout the Chicago Loop with an estimated 250 million US gallons (1,000,000 ...
Water from Lake Lorraine in Swansea, Illinois is creeping into a residence. Intense rains have dumped record levels of water on the St. Louis region. 10 a.m. Road closings in O’Fallon