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Council rejects modular athletic surfacing system. What’s the future for pickleball in Galesburg?
Local pickleball players will play on cracked courts for the immediate future. Galesburg aldermen on Monday unanimously rejected a proposal to bring a new modular athletic surfacing system to the pickleball courts at Bateman Park, site of the former fire station at Maple Avenue and Losey Street. The decision to...
National Weather Service in Far, Remote Northern Michigan Took Over Warning Chicago as Illinois Forecasters Hunkered Down During Tornado Outbreak
The National Weather Service is the government agency we all rely upon for up-to-the-second information particularly in emergency situations like severe thunderstorms and tornado outbreaks. But what happens when NWS forecasters are in the line of fire for a storm? That was the situation facing the NWS office in Chicago last night (July 15, 2024) as a summer storm spawned a tornado outbreak across the region.
Disaster proclamation issued for 5 counties following derecho, tornados
DES MOINES, Iowa — Gov. Kim Reynolds issued a disaster proclamation on Tuesday for five counties after tornados and a derecho caused damage on Monday. The proclamation includes Des Moines, Dubuque, Mitchell, Polk, and Scott counties. The proclamation allows state resources to be utilized to help those affected by the severe weather recover. It also […]
Sen. Tim Scott says America ‘isn't a racist country,' blasts Chicago leadership over violence
South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott blasted the city of Chicago and its leadership during Monday’s Republican National Convention, saying that educational failures and gun violence are occurring there because of Democratic Party control. “America isn’t a racist country,” he said during his address. “If you are looking for racism...
National Weather Service Confirms Three EF-1 Tornadoes In Quad Cities Area
(Davenport, IA) -- The National Weather Service is confirming at least three tornados touched down in the QCA from Monday's derecho. Andy Ervin with the National Weather Service says one moved through Davenport into Bettendorf before crossing the Mississippi River into Illinois. Another was on the ground for eight miles between Taylor Ridge and Andover. A third touched down near Kewanee.
NWS Survey Teams confirm 11 tornadoes on Monday night across the area…
Nearly 500 total severe weather reports (and likely to still grow as more reports are confirmed and finalized) logged by the Storm Prediction Center, the majority across the Chicagoland area. A total of 11 tornadoes that we have confirmed in northern IL (including 2 in Ogle County just outside of the immediate Chicago area) and […]
Derecho blows through Iowa, Illinois Monday evening
People across the Quad Cities region are picking up the pieces after what has been confirmed a derecho blew through the area Monday night. The system produced at least three tornadoes, with wind speeds equivalent to that of a category two hurricane. Wind speeds exceeded 70 mph, with a significant...
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