Weather
Weather reports from Chicago and the suburbs.
Power outages from Monday’s storms caused some South Side food pantries to lose hundreds of pounds of food. They were able to stay open with help from other pantries that had a surplus.
The area usually sees 16 to 20 tornadoes per year. On Monday, 22 swept through the area, the National Weather Service said.
El dinero beneficiará a hasta 200 propietarios, principalmente personas mayores, que viven en casas unifamiliares o de una o dos unidades. Cada beneficiario podrá recibir hasta $25,000 de ayuda. Sólo los hogares con ingresos totales iguales o inferiores a los ingresos promedios del área pueden acceder a la ayuda.
Monday’s storms knocked down transmission towers and scattered wires across Interstate 55 near Channahon.
Nearly 35,000 ComEd customers are still without power Wednesday evening and Interstate 55 remains closed in both directions near Channahon. A high-wind advisory is in effect for Wednesday evening.
The Chicago Tribune Co. — which prints and delivers the Tribune, Sun-Times and other papers — faces delays at its printing facility.
The National Weather Service confirmed that 11 tornadoes touched down Monday night and six on Sunday. Interstate 55 remains closed in both directions near Channahon after power lines fell on the highway.
The National Weather Service has, so far, confirmed 22 tornadoes on Monday in Northern Illinois and Northwest Indiana. Six tornadoes were confirmed in the area on Sunday.
The money will benefit up to 200 homeowners, primarily seniors, living in single-family or one- to two-unit homes. Each recipient can get up to $25,000 in assistance. Only households with a total income at or below the area median income can qualify.
A partir de las 9:45 p.m., el servicio meteorológico informó de 10 tornados activos en el área de Chicago, según los meteorólogos de ABC7 y WGN-TV. Era demasiado pronto para evaluar los posibles daños, pero poco después de las 10 p.m., ComEd informó de 2,226 fallos que afectaron a 201,217 clientes.
The city was under a severe thunderstorm watch, and a tornado warning was issued late Sunday and into early Monday. But that’s not the last of the bad weather — another round storms is expected Monday evening.
The earthquake struck early Monday about 2 kilometers northwest of Somonauk, Illinois, in DeKalb County.
Forecasters say ‘torrential rains’ are likely. Chicago is under a flood watch. The storm could drop 2 to 3 inches of rain and bring winds in excess of 58 mph. Another storm system could move through the region Monday evening.
The heaviest downpours are expected overnight Tuesday into Wednesday as the center of the storm passes through the area, the National Weather Service said. Winds of 45 mph could combine with heavy rains to snarl the morning commute.
On the fourth day of the heat wave last week, city officials closed cooling centers and libraries where those without air conditioning had sought relief.
The city recorded four nights of lows in the 70s. Nighttime heat can be dangerous for the elderly, and for those without air conditioning, there are almost no options to cool off.
Robert Magiet, propietario de un restaurante, entregó 24 unidades de aire acondicionado a residentes de Logan Square, Humboldt Park y otras áreas cercanas el martes y el miércoles, mientras Chicago alcanzaba cuatro días seguidos con temperaturas que superan los 90 grados.
Restaurant owner Robert Magiet delivered AC units to residents in Logan Square, Humboldt Park and other areas Tuesday and Wednesday as Chicago hit four days in a row with temperatures exceeding 90 degrees. “This heat is ridiculous,” he said.
Heat exhaustion and heat stroke are the two most severe illnesses to watch for amid rising temperatures.