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A hurricane local statement (HLS) [1] is a weather statement produced for the public by the local Weather Forecast Offices of the National Weather Service in the U.S. for areas affected or forecast to be affected by a tropical storm or hurricane that provides an overview of the storm's local effects, including expected weather conditions ...
College of DuPage is a public community college with its main campus in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. [3] The college also owns and operates satellite campuses in Addison, Carol Stream, Naperville and Westmont. [4] [5] With more than 20,000 students, the College of DuPage is the second largest provider of undergraduate education in Illinois, after ...
WSR-74. WSR-74C radar from Central Illinois WFO. WSR-74 radars were W eather S urveillance R adars designed in 1974 for the National Weather Service. They were added to the existing network of the WSR-57 model to improve forecasts and severe weather warnings. Some have been sold to other countries like Australia, Greece, and Pakistan.
CHICAGO — Weather sirens in city and suburban communities across the Chicago area blared Wednesday evening as strong thunderstorms triggered tornado warnings in Cook and DuPage counties. At ...
Severe thunderstorm warning (SVR) – A severe thunderstorm is indicated by Doppler weather radar or sighted by Skywarn spotters or other persons, such as local law enforcement. A severe thunderstorm contains large damaging hail of 1 inch (2.5 cm) in diameter or larger, and/or damaging winds of 58 mph (93 km/h) or greater.
Storm spotting – The observation of severe weather by individuals trained in weather and reporting. Spotters can be stationary or mobile. Storm Data (SD) – A National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) publication beginning in 1959 detailing quality controlled tornado and other severe weather summaries as the official NOAA record of such events.
Deb Conroy. Deborah "Deb" O'Keefe Conroy is an American politician currently serving as chair of the county board of DuPage County, Illinois. [1] She previously served as a member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 46th district from 2012 through 2022. She is also a former member of the school board of Elmhurst Community ...
In addition to tornado warnings, there have been 19 damaging wind reports and 45 hail reports from Friday’s severe weather outbreak. Three of those hail reports were at least 2 inches in ...