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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.
A dam is near failure in Illinois after heavy rains and tornadoes sweep the Midwest
CHICAGO — (AP) — Thunderstorms with heavy rains and possible tornadoes rattled the Chicago area and elsewhere in the Midwest, leaving a dam near failure 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.
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.
Nashville Reservoir Dam Fails; Stay-at-home order in place
NASHVILLE, IL — A stay-at-home order has been announced for all Nashville residents as the heavy rain continues to bring flash flooding and other issues to our area. The Nashville Reservoir Dam and Secondary Dam have failed and residents in the flood path are asked to evacuate as soon as possible.
Illinois Town Evacuated After Heavy Rain Causes ‘Imminent’ Dam Failure
More reports of damage are continuing to come in from Monday night's storm that ripped across Illinois and Wisconsin, with one town being evacuated because of the threat of flash flooding. The National Weather Service has several Flash Flood Warnings in effect at the time this article was published, with...
Homes in Nashville, Illinois, being evacuated after dam failures, 1 trapped inside home
People in parts of Nashville, Illinois, were told to evacuate their homes by emergency personnel due to multiple dam failures in the area. "Attention The Failure of the Nashville dam is imminent," a post from the Washington County Emergency Management Agency said. "Please evacuate your home at this time. If you are in the grey box, you need evacuate now!"
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