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'Temperature roller coaster' in store for Chicago area, officials warn
11+ hour, 5+ min ago (223+ words) With cooler conditions expected this weekend following temperatures in the upper 80s, NBC 5 Storm Team Meteorologist Pete Sack shares what to expect. The Chicago area is likely to feel some weather whiplash through the weekend and into the start of the…...
Forecasters warn of possible funnel clouds in Chicago's south suburbs
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (151+ words) Forecasters from the National Weather Service say conditions are favorable for the development of funnel clouds Thursday afternoon. According to a special weather statement, those conditions are possible to the south and the west of Chicago, especially in LaSalle and…...
Chicago radar: Track showers, storms moving in for the morning commute
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (206+ words) Iisha Scott has the latest forecast. Showers and storms moving in Wednesday morning could snarl the morning rush hour commute, with some rumbles of thunder possible as heavy bands of rain move in. About 6:30 a.m. Wednesday morning, Live Doppler 5 radar showed…...
Chicago's Forecast: Another Hot Day, Then Thunderstorms
1+ week, 2+ day ago (17+ words) NBC 5 Chicago Chicago's Forecast: Another Hot Day, Then Thunderstorms...
VIDEO: Lake Shore Drive bridge in Chicago stuck in ‘up' position due to heat
1+ week, 3+ day ago (31+ words) NBC 5 Chicago VIDEO: Lake Shore Drive bridge in Chicago stuck in ‘up' position due to heat...
DuSable Lake Shore Drive bridge malfunctions in heat, leading to hours-long traffic jam
1+ week, 3+ day ago (234+ words) NBC 5 Chicago DuSable Lake Shore Drive bridge malfunctions in heat, leading to hours-long traffic jam Your Privacy Choices: Opt-out of sale or sharing of personal information and opt out of targeted ads - For cookies and devices identifiers: switch the “Allow…...
DLSD bridge jammed from heat was deemed ‘structurally deficient’ – NBC Chicago
1+ week, 3+ day ago (400+ words) City and state inspection records indicate it was only a matter of time before something went wrong with the DuSable Lake Shore Drive bridge over the Chicago River. Traffic on DLSD became severely jammed near Grand Avenue on Wednesday when…...
Chicago forecast: 'Stifling' humidity and severe weather threat for 1st day of September
1+ week, 4+ day ago (243+ words) Dangerous heat with "stifling" humidity and the chance for strong to severe storms are in the Chicago forecast Tuesday for the start of meteorological fall. "First day of September feeling like the middle of summer," NBC 5 Storm Team Meteorologist Iisha…...
Ground stop issued at O'Hare Airport due to thunderstorms, FAA says
1+ week, 5+ day ago (111+ words) Alicia Roman has the latest forecast for Monday, Aug. 31. Flights from several U.S. airports heading to Chicago were grounded Monday afternoon as a ground stop was put in place due to thunderstorms. The Federal Aviation Administration said the ground stop was…...
Chicago forecast: Hot, humid stormy pattern all week; severe weather possible
1+ week, 5+ day ago (363+ words) The Chicago-area is in a hot, humid and stormy pattern this week, with temperatures feeling like 100 degrees or even hotter by mid-week and multiple waves of showers and storms. Early Monday morning, Live Doppler 5 Radar showed showers and storms with…...