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Part of Interstate 55 on the outskirts of Chicago remained shut down Tuesday morning after powerful winds from a derecho overturned several semi-trucks and toppled power lines onto cars.
Monday night turned terrifying for travelers at both of Chicago's major airports as some passengers were forced to endure dangerous storms while waiting in planes on the tarmac.
Residents in some neighborhoods of Nashville, Illinois are being urged to evacuate after a nearby dam is in imminent failure, emergency officials said.
WW 546 SEVERE TSTM NY PA LE LO 161505Z – 162200Z 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 546 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1105 AM EDT Tue Jul 16 2024 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Western and Central New York Northern Pennsylvania Lake Erie Lake Ontario * Effective this Tuesday morning and evening from 1105 AM until 600 PM EDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts to 75 mph possible Isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible A tornado or two possible SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are expected to intensify rapidly across western New York and track across the watch area. Favorably strong winds aloft and warm/moist conditions will favor a risk of damaging wind gusts and hail in the stronger cells. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 65 statute miles north and south of a line from 30 miles south southwest of Buffalo NY to 20 miles east southeast of Utica NY. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6). PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are favorable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area. Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible warnings. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce tornadoes. && OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 545... AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector 27030. ...Hart
Start your day with the latest weather news â After storms ripped through the Chicagoland area, storms will threaten parts of the Northeast on Tuesday, bringing damaging wind and flooding rain. Plus, more than 100 million Americans continue to bake under a vicious heat wave.
A destructive derecho hit the Midwest on Monday, tearing through northern Illinois, including Chicago, for the third consecutive night.
WW 545 SEVERE TSTM KS MO 161210Z – 161800Z 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 545 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 710 AM CDT Tue Jul 16 2024 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Extreme northeastern Kansas Northwestern and north-central Missouri * Effective this Tuesday morning and afternoon from 710 AM until 100 PM CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 75 mph possible Isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible SUMMARY...Clusters of strong-severe thunderstorms are expected to move across the watch area through the remainder of the morning and into midday, with severe gusts and isolated large hail as the threats. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 45 statute miles north and south of a line from 25 miles west northwest of Leavenworth KS to 55 miles southeast of Chillicothe MO. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5). PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are favorable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area. Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible warnings. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce tornadoes. && OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 544... AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean storm motion vector 27035. ...Edwards
On July 16, 1987, a summer camp bus and van carrying the kids across the river, trying to escape the ensuing flood, was hit by a wall of water.