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There was a background hum at the Gethsemane Garden Center on Monday of misting sprays, bubbles in a fountain and a showering hose.Water at the Edgewater garden center isn't in short supply but recently, employees have been working their system overtime.Chicago is experiencing near-record dryness, much to the concern of those who garden, manage landscapes or prefer their yards green than brown.

Today's temperatures are expected to reach a high of 89 degrees before dropping to a low of 62 degrees Saturday night.The National Weather Service issued an air quality alert in effect until midnight Saturday.The This Illinois Environmental Protection Agency first issued an "air pollution action day" for the city of Chicago and surrounding areas on Friday.

Heat is the deadliest weather phenomenon, killing more people in an average year than hurricanes, tornadoes, floods and cold, according to the National Weather Service.Heat kills some outright via heat stress.For others, heat exacerbates common chronic conditions, including asthma, heart disease and diabetes.

It will feel warm in Chicago on Tuesday.And then, suddenly, it won't.A "pneumonia front" is set to blow over the city Tuesday evening.It will drop temperatures over 20 degrees along the lakefront "in a matter of minutes," according to the National Weather Service."It may be shorts weather this afternoon with temps near 80, but don't let your guard down," the weather service wrote in a tweet.

Sunday was the warmest day of the year in Chicago so far, but temperatures were expected to plummet in the evening with severe thunderstorms possible south of the city, according to the National Weather Service.Temperature readings at O'Hare International Airport hit 86 degrees Sunday, said weather service meteorologist Brett Borchardt.

A winter storm slammed the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul with torrential rain on Friday, killing four people, leaving nine missing and prompting a helicopter search and rescue for victims wading in flooded neighborhoods, the authorities said.The storm system that struck the country was an extra-tropical cyclone.

Typhoon Mawar continued to strengthen in the Pacific on Monday as the authorities in Guam urged residents to prepare and remain out of the water.A typhoon warning was in effect for Guam, a U.S. territory, and Rota, a nearby island, the National Weather Service said.Damaging winds were expected within the next 24 hours, through at least Wednesday night.

Tropical Storm Mawar rapidly strengthened in the Pacific and was expected to become a powerful typhoon, threatening to bring high winds and possible flooding to the Mariana Islands, including Guam, the National Weather Service said.The storm, which formed early on Sunday morning local time and was slowly moving northward, could hit Guam, a U.S. territory, as early as Tuesday, said Brandon Bukunt, a meteorologist with the Weather Service.

On a recent flight to Chicago, Allison Levy said she was white-knuckling the armrest as the plane rumbled and shook for brief periods of time.Ms. Levy, 47, who lives in Arlington, Va., started to take deep breaths and tried to reassure herself: It's like a bumpy road it's not a big deal.But, she added, if I knew the person next to me, I'd definitely grip their thigh.

As wildfire smoke from Canada continued to drift across the United States, creating unhealthy air quality, many places across the country were under air quality alerts on Thursday.Heeding those alerts is important to staying safe, but monitoring air quality levels can also help you decide when it is safe to go outside.

There could be from 12 to 17 named tropical cyclones this hurricane season in the Atlantic Ocean, similar to the number of named storms last year and a near-normal amount, forecasters said.There is, however, uncertainty in the outlook unveiled on Thursday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, because of the unknown effect of competing weather patterns.

At least three tornadoes touched down in communities south of Oklahoma City on Thursday night as parts of the region remained under a tornado warning, the National Weather Service said.Forecasters at the National Weather Service's Norman office encouraged people to immediately take cover.Locations of tornado sightings or damage reported by trained spotters.

Millions of people across Texas were bracing on Thursday for a spell of punishing heat that officials said would likely last for days, break records and raise the risk of wildfires and heat-related illnesses.More than 33 million people in Texas, as well as Florida and Louisiana, were under heat advisories early Thursday, according to the National Weather Service.

More than 13,000 people have been evacuated from the western Canadian province of Alberta as dozens of wildfires burn there, officials said on Friday.About 78 active wildfires were burning across the province as of Friday morning, and 19 of them were classified as out of control, Stephen Lacroix, the managing director of the Alberta Emergency Management Agency, said at a news conference on Friday morning in Edmonton, the provincial capital.

Hail as large as baseballs fell in Texas on Wednesday, officials said, as thunderstorms whipped across parts of the American South and forecasters warned of possible damage from flying debris and flash flooding in low-lying areas over the next two days.Storms across Central Texas were producing very large, destructive hail early Wednesday evening, including four-inch specimens that fell over Waco, a city south of Dallas, the National Weather Service office in Fort Worth said on Twitter.

Hail as large as baseballs fell in Texas on Wednesday, officials said, as thunderstorms whipped across parts of the American South and forecasters warned of possible damage from flying debris and flash flooding in low-lying areas over the next two days.Storms across Central Texas were producing very large, destructive hail early Wednesday evening, including four-inch specimens that fell over Waco, a city south of Dallas, the National Weather Service office in Fort Worth said on Twitter.

Widespread and potentially severe thunderstorms, including the possibility of damaging winds and tornadoes, are possible on Friday for over a dozen states in the Midwest and the mid-South, potentially affecting over 30 million people.The risk area includes some of the areas devastated by tornadoes last week, like Mississippi, where at least 26 were killed.

Thousands of dead fish washed up on Bryan Beach in Freeport, Tex., on June 9.(Video: Darrell Schoppe)
Darrell Schoppe had been looking forward to his fishing trip all of last week, so he got up early Friday and headed to a beach on Texas's Gulf Coast.But as he drove on the sand in his Jeep Wrangler to watch the sunrise, he saw a surprising, and terrifying, scene.

New York City's springlike winter is on track to set a record: the least snowy season on the books.It's likely, though by no means guaranteed, that the city will fall short of the lowest total snowfall accumulation since record-keeping began shortly after the Civil War.The National Weather Service station at Central Park has so far measured just 2.3 inches of snowfall.

The worst of the wildfire smoke is likely over for millions of people across the Northeast, after two days of orange-tinted skies and the smell of burning forests filling the air.But smoke could remain dense in other parts of the region through at least Friday, according to a New York Times analysis of atmospheric computer models.

Tropical Storm Arlene formed in the Gulf of Mexico on Friday, making it the first named storm of the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season.Arlene was 265 miles west of Fort Myers, Fla., early Friday afternoon and was moving south toward Cuba at five miles per hour, the National Hurricane Center said in an advisory.

Looking for a place with waterfront views?The government might have a deal for you.The General Services Administration said on Friday that it was giving away six lighthouses to nonprofits or government agencies that promise to maintain them, and planned to sell four others to the public at auction.The lighthouses are on some of the most picturesque waters in New England and the Midwest.

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With air travel recovering from the pandemic, a new study found that bad behavior among airline passengers has continued to rise.A new analysis by the International Air Transport Assn.shows that unruly-passenger incidents on airplanes increased 47% from 2021 to 2022, from one incident per 835 flights to one incident per 568 flights.

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Continued winds could help warm up the Southland Monday afternoon, forecasters say, but any hint of spring won't last long, with another "cold and vigorous" storm system expected to move into the region Tuesday, bringing rain, snow and more chilly temperatures.

A tornado warning was in effect in parts of Denver on Wednesday afternoon, the National Weather Service said.The warning, which was in effect until 4:30 p.m. Mountain time, was for western Arapahoe County, southeastern Denver County and southwestern Adams County.The Weather Service said a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was detected about 14 miles southeast of Denver in Aurora and is moving northeast at about 25 m.p.h.

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A rare storm in May is expected to hit Southern California on Wednesday night, according to the National Weather Service.The storm is expected to last through Thursday morning, with a slight chance of drizzle Saturday morning as a low-pressure system lingers in the area, said Kristan Lund, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard.

DAVENPORT, Iowa - The rising Mississippi River will continue to test flood defenses in southeast Iowa and northwest Illinois on Monday as it crests in the area.The peak water levels this spring will likely rank in the top 10 of all time in many places, but the National Weather Service said river levels will generally remain well below past records.

A storm that passed over Virginia Beach on Sunday evening brought one confirmed tornado and caused damage to multiple homes close to the coast, the authorities said.The tornado went through the Fort Story area in northeastern Virginia Beach just before 6 p.m., said Mike Montefusco, a forecaster with the National Weather Service in Wakefield, Va.

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After a long wet winter, storm-weary Angelenos may see even more rain this week.The National Weather Service is predicting a quarter- to a half-inch of rain in most areas and unseasonably cold temperatures for Los Angeles starting today and lasting through Thursday.

A severe storm system that spawned tornadoes tore through an area near Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., on Saturday, damaging homes and flipping cars, according to officials and witness accounts.James Ippolito, the deputy fire chief in Palm Beach Gardens, which is about a dozen miles north of West Palm Beach, said the area had been hit by a storm that left a man trapped between a boat and a concrete piling.

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Highs for much of Southern California will peak Saturday as the state braces for the warmest temperatures so far this year, but forecasters say the heat won't last long, with rainy, cooler weather on the horizon for next week.Much of the Southland can expect above-normal temperatures Friday through the weekend, but it won't reach any threshold for a significant heat wave, said Rose Schoenfeld, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Oxnard.

22 minutes ago22 minutes ago President Emmanuel Macron's first high-profile trip in weeks was to a picturesque Alpine village far from Paris' currently restless streets.He said he his government must "continue working," despite the protests.French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday laid out plans to tackle water crisis, briefly escaping daily protests against pension reform plans that have roiled the country for weeks.

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The Dodgers' opening day Thursday will start off with fans dressing in blue for the stadium, revelers descending upon nearby Elysian Park, and ... rain.Seriously?Even the Weather Channel was surprised, noting in its roundup of forecasts for MLB opening day games that "oddly" rain might be an issue in Southern California, more for the San Diego Padres (who are playing an afternoon opener at Petco Park against the Rockies) than for Los Angeles.

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More rain, wind and mountain snow pelted California on Wednesday as a cold storm continued to swirl over the soaked state, increasing the risk of flooding, road closures and debris flows.The massive low-pressure system churning over the Pacific has already generated dozens of wind advisories and winter storm warnings across the state, with forecasters warning of blustery conditions and even more snow atop what is already a record snowpack.

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Strong wind conditions across Los Angeles County are expected to continue until late Sunday night, as the region braces for more rain this week, according to forecasters.The 15- to 25-mph winds are being caused by high atmospheric pressure in the north meeting low pressure in the south, said Rose Schoenfeld, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.

A strong storm system Friday will bring the potential for severe weather to 30 million people from the Lower Mississippi Valley to the lower Ohio Valley.A tornado outbreak (is) possible across portions of the Mid-Mississippi Valley Friday evening, the Storm Prediction Center warned.The storms will be capable of producing strong to intense (EF-3+) tornadoes, with long-track tornadoes possible.

(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

A tornado in Montebello tore the roof off a building, damaged several others and uprooted a 1-foot-diameter tree Wednesday.A Times photographer captured wild photos of the scene showing significant damage to buildings and cars in the area.Nate Cherchian was there and captured the tornado live.

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After two days of near-constant rain, the latest storm to drench Southern California is expected to exit the region Thursday evening, leaving the weekend dry and mostly sunny.Cloudy skies and some precipitation are expected to linger across the region on Thursday, bringing scattered showers and possibly some snowfall in mountain areas, according to the National Weather Service.

The National Weather Service was investigating the possibility that a tornado was responsible for ripping the roof off a building in Montebello on Wednesday morning.It capped a period of wild weather across California that brought heavy winds and warnings of tornados and landspouts.A video sent to KTLA-TV showed a dark funnel cloud forming over the Montebello area while footage from the station's own news helicopter showed the roof of the structure on South Vail Street with enormous holes, with beams and the building's interior open to the elements.

The National Weather Service was investigating the possibility that a tornado was responsible for ripping the roof off a building in Montebello on Wednesday morning.It capped a period of wild weather across California that brought heavy winds and warnings of both tornados and landspouts.A video sent to television station KTLA showed a dark funnel cloud forming over the Montebello area while footage from the station's own news helicopter showed the roof of the structure on South Vail Street with enormous holes, with beams and the building's interior open to the elements.

Still reeling from an onslaught of powerful storms and destructive floods, California is bracing for a 12th atmospheric river that's expected to bring a new round of heavy snow and rain to the state.The latest in the parade of storms ushered moisture into California Sunday, lashing the state with high winds and dumping more rain and snow over the region before it was expected to spread inland Monday.

Undeterred by cloudy skies and cool temperatures, more than 20,000 participants took to the streets early Sunday as part of the 38th annual Los Angeles Marathon.The marathon kicked off at Dodger Stadium, with wheelchair participants starting at 6:30 a.m., followed by elite female runners at 6:45 a.m., elite men at 6:55 a.m. and the full field at 7 a.m.

A Kentucky university has agreed to pay $14 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of a student wrestler who died of heat stroke after a practice in August 2020.Grant Brace, 20, a wrestler at the University of the Cumberlands in Williamsburg, Ky., about 100 miles south of Lexington, died a few hours after he begged for water during practice, according to a lawsuit filed by his family.