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- A Wintry Mix For the Rockies
A wintry storm is blowing through the Denver area Wednesday. Most of the metro area experienced a mix of snow and rain. A light accumulation of up to 2 inches is possible through the afternoon
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- Oil Spill Pollutes Portion of Gulf of Mexico
The U.S. Coast Guard says an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico caused when two tankers collided near Galveston, Texas has now been contained.
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- A New Hurricane is Born in the Pacific
HONOLULU (AP) -- Forecasters say Hurricane Neki has formed in the Pacific Ocean, far from the main Hawaiian Islands.
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- High Winds Cause Florida Beach Danger, Damage
Authorities are urging beach goers in Miami-Dade and Broward counties to be caution of rip currents. - Illinois Wind Power Growth
A new report shows wind energy is booming in Illinois. 23 News reporter Adam Behrman shows us how one local college is contributing in the growth of this green industry.
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- Mexican Resorts Brace for Hurricane Rick
Hurricane Rick was more than a day away from the Mexican tourist resorts of Baja California on Monday but the 13-foot waves it kicked up already killed one person in Los Cabos, which lies almost directly in the storm's forecast path.
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- Hurricane Rick Weakens, Still a Threat to Baja
MIAMI (AP) -- Forecasters say Hurricane Rick has weakened to Category 1 storm as it approaches the resorts of Baja California. - Late Harvest Losses
Of the 19 days in October we've had so far it has rained on 11 of them. Weekend Meteorologist Adam Behrman shows us how too much rain is hurting Stateline farmers.
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- Hurricane Rick
Rick continues as Category 5 hurricane off Mexico
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- Santa Cruz Wildfires
Evacuation order for area near Watsonville lifted
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- Dangerous Pacific Hurricane
Rick 'extremely dangerous' Category 4 hurricane
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- Early Season Snow
New Jersey braces for another bout of October snow
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- Quake Anniversary
20 years after earthquake is the Bay Area safer?
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- A Half a Foot of Snow in the Poconos
A winter storm has brought more than four inches of snow in some higher elevations of western Pennsylvania, with lesser amounts in western New York and New Jersey. - A New Tropical System Forms in the Pacific
MIAMI (AP) -- Forecasters say Tropical Storm Rick is quickly gaining strength off Mexico's western coast, and it could become a hurricane by Friday. - $242 Million Available for Low-Income Home Weatherization Efforts
Governor Quinn announced that $242 million in additional Illinois Home Weatherization Assistance Program (IHWAP) funding is available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act .
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- California Power Outages Now Over 600,000
The storm may have left the Central Coast but the clean up has just begun.
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- Rain Causes Texas Yard to Give Way
A family home in Dallas, Texas is literally on a precarious perch after heavy rains caused a landslide.
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- Wind Blows Tree Onto Bus
Wind blew down a tree onto a school bus Tuesday (10/13) morning in Stockton, California.
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- Heavy Rains Threaten Mudslides in California
Up to 70 homes in the Santa Cruz Mountains of California are under mandatory evacuations, because of the threat of a mudslide Tuesday (10/13).
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- Tropical Depression in the Pacific
Tropical depression forms in Pacific off Mexico
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- Autumn Snowfall in Wisconsin
Snow in forecast for parts of Minnesota and Wisconsin.
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- California Wildfire 10-10-09
Fire crews near containment of Southern California wildfire
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- Colorado Snow
Rocky Mountain region blasted by early snowstorm
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- Major Flooding Concerns in Arkansas
Parts of Washington County, Arkansas received more than four inches of rain late Thursday (10/8) and Friday (10/9). Some concerned homeowners in Farmington actually chose to leave their homes amid the threat of severe flooding. - A Close Call for a Louisiana Woman Thanks to Severe Storm
Severe weather in Northwestern Louisiana damaged several homes and businesses. In Vivian, Louisiana a tree fell into the house of an 87-year-old woman. - Tornado Causes Damage in Kentucky
A tornado caused damage in Casey County, Kentucky Friday (10/9). The National Weather Service confirmed a twister touched down during an afternoon thunderstorm. - Heavy Rains Cause Crop Problems in Louisiana
Farmers say heavy and frequent rains late this summer throughout the state of Louisiana have caused the cotton crop to suffer. - Winds Illinois' Problem Tuesday, New York's Wednesday
Gusty winds made a mess of things in several New York City neighborhoods, and in Long Island on Wednesday (10/07). - Strong Earthquake in South Pacific, Minor Tsunami
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has canceled all tsunami warnings and watches throughout the Pacific.
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- Tuesday's Winds Cause Power Problems
Tuesday's high winds knocked out power to thousands of residents in and around the Chicago area. While the winds weren't quite as strong here in the Stateline, they were still a force to be reckoned with. Here's a list of some of the top wind gusts, courtesy of the National Weather Service.
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- Illinois Rainfall Below Normal in September
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) -- Climatologists with the Illinois State Water Survey say the state saw below-normal rainfall during September. - No Belvidere Sewer Project
A Belvidere neighborhood prone to flooding will have to wait to get sewer improvements. 23 News reporter Adam Behrman explores the roots of and possible solutions to this problem.
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- How Uncommon is Snowfall This Early in Autumn?
With the possibility of a few flakes of snowfall flying in the next week, I decided to check with our friends at the National Weather Service to find out just how uncommon this may be.
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- The Low Carbon Diet
There is a new diet craze sweeping the nation, and you could lose up to 5,000 pounds...of carbon dioxide. 23 News reporter Adam Behrman introduces us to a new program coming to Rockford, the low carbon diet.
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- San Bernardino Wildfire
California forest fire grows to 3,500 acres
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- Arizona Wildfires 10-3-09
64 homes evacuated from fire near Arizona town
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- No Review for South Carolina Wildfire
Months later, no review of South Carolina fire in tourist area
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- Typhoon Melor heads for Marianas
Typhoon Melor begins move from Northern Marianas
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- Eastern California Earthquakes
Remote part of eastern California shaken by temblors
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- No Climate Bill This Year
Obama adviser says no climate change law this year
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- Cool Summer Hurts Wisconsin Corn
Cooler growing season may have hurt Wisconsin corn crop
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- Unique Science Experiment for Some DC Teachers
Some District of Columbia area science teachers took a once-in-a-lifetime trip on Friday (10/02). They got to experience zero gravity in a flight at Dulles International Airport.
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- Cleanup Begins Following Tsunami in American Samoa
Residents in Pago Pago, the capital of American Samoa, are cleaning up Friday (10/2) after a deadly tsunami earlier this week.
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- Powerful Earthquake Kills More than 200 in Indonesia
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- A disaster management official says at least 200 people have been killed by the powerful earthquake that struck western Indonesia. - First Snow of the Season in Parts of Montana
The calendar shows that summer is over, but in some parts of the western United States, it looks like the seasons jumped from summer right into winter. - Deadly Tsunami Ravages American Samoa
A powerful Pacific Ocean earthquake spawned towering tsunami waves that swept ashore on Samoa and American Samoa early on Tuesday, flattening villages, killing at least 39 people and leaving dozens of workers missing at devastated National Park Service facilities.
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- Winds Cause Headaches, Damage in Wisconsin
The windy weather left thousands of people in Northern Wisconsin without power Monday (9/28).
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- Strong Storms Cause Damage out East
A fast-moving storm moved through Halifax County and South Boston, Virginia Monday evening (09/28).
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- California Wildfires 9-27-09
Southern California wildfires continue to smolder
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