Outdoor weather alert systems are not required by any federal or state law. The choice is left up to local leaders.

Officials in Texas are facing mounting questions about whether they did enough to get people out of harm’s way before a flash ...

MANTENO, Ill. (WLS) -- As search and rescue efforts continue in Texas, the devastation is putting safety top of mind for ...

Chicago experienced one of its heaviest rainfall events since September 2023 on Tuesday night, leading to water rescues and ...

Portions of west-central Chicago experienced localized flash flooding on July 8. Find out how to stay safe in flooded areas.

The quick-falling rain led some parts of Chicago and Cook County to get upwards of five inches of rain in less than three ...

The flooding in Texas is cataclysmic. It was a hellscape as dozens, many of them girls from a summer camp, were swept to ...

In parts of Chicago, flash flood alerts rang Tuesday, warning of dangerous conditions as cars were stranded and submerged on highways and water rescues were conducted, but how much rain actually fell ...

CHICAGO - UPDATE: A Flash Flood Warning was issued for Central Cook County, including Chicago until 11:45 p.m. Rapid onset flooding of creeks, streams, drainage ditches, streets, underpasses, ...

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