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Illinois dam fails, residents told to evacuate area
Thunderstorms with heavy rains and tornadoes rattled the Chicago area and elsewhere in the Midwest, overtopping a dam Tuesday in southern Illinois, cutting power to hundreds of thousands, and even sending weather forecasters scrambling for safety. A woman in Indiana died after a tree fell onto a home.
Risk of Illinois dam breach is under control after once-in-a-century rainfall, officials say
(CNN) — After water overtopped a reservoir dam and forced residents of a small Illinois city to evacuate Tuesday morning amid fears the structure could rupture, local officials now say the situation is under control. Extensive rain on Monday and Tuesday ran over the top of the dam and...
Residents ordered to evacuate after Nashville, Ill. dam failure
Residents in Nashville, Illinois have been advised to evacuate their homes due to flood damage at the Nashville dam, and the National Weather Service has upgraded the flash flood warning to a considerable flash flood.
A dam fails after rain, wind, tornadoes pound the Midwest. The Chicago area is cleaning up
CHICAGO — (AP) — Hundreds of people in a southern Illinois town were ordered to evacuate Tuesday as water rolled over the top of a dam, just one perilous result of severe weather that raged through the Midwest overnight with relentless rain and tornadoes and hit the Chicago area especially hard.
‘Imminent’ failure of dam in Nashville, Ill. sparks evacuations
Emergency crews are racing to evacuate residents in Nashville, Ill. after a series of dam breaches in the area. “Attention The Failure of the Nashville dam is imminent,” the Washington County Emergency Management Agency warned in a Facebook post Tuesday. “Please evacuate your home at this time.” The order included a map, highlighting the neighborhoods that are most at risk. Officials also ...
Salem, Illinois, faces aftermath of flash flooding
News Weather Watch Traffic Sports Contests Studio STL Jobs Connect. Prolonged amounts of rain started as early as 4 a.m. Tuesday morning in southwest Illinois, agitating the quick rise in water levels. The City of Salem is still dealing with the problems in the late afternoon.
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