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A dust storm, also called a sandstorm, is a meteorological phenomenon common in arid and semi-arid regions. [1] Dust storms arise when a gust front or other strong wind blows loose sand and dirt from a dry surface. Fine particles are transported by saltation and suspension, a process that moves soil from one place and deposits it in another.
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 ]
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Satellite loop of a supercell near Chicago producing heavy lightning on June 13, 2022. The Storm Prediction Center had outlined an Enhanced (3/5) risk for severe activity in the Great Lakes region and Ohio Valley , with forecasters predicting the formation of storms producing large hail , severe wind , and an infrequent tornado threat.
1954 floods of Northeastern Illinois; Great Flood of 1993; 2007 Midwest flooding; June 2008 Midwest floods; 2011 Mississippi River floods; 2013 Midwestern U.S. floods; July–August 2022 United States floods; July 2023 Chicago Area Flood; July 2023 Western Kentucky floods
Illinois has had large tornado outbreaks in the past, including the tornado outbreak sequence of December 18–20, 1957 and the 1967 Oak Lawn tornado outbreak. Illinois is vulnerable to tornadoes with an average of 35 occurring annually, which puts much of the state at around 5 tornadoes per 10,000 square miles (30,000 km 2) annually. [1]
WikiProject Chicago was started on July 5, 2005, to coordinate work on the article Chicago. Some Wikipedians have adopted this as a project to coordinate work on articles related to the Chicago metropolitan area and the city of Chicago in the U.S. state of Illinois. This broader set of articles is now the project's main focus.