Nor'Easter Continues to Bring Heavy Rain and Coastal Impacts; Nolo Continues to Impact Hawaii

The nor’easter will weaken tonight, easing beach conditions and coastal flooding, though locally heavy rain will continue in parts of the Mid-Atlantic and New England into Monday. Hurricane Nolo continues to bring strong winds and large waves to Hawaii. A multi-day rain event will return to the Four Corners region Monday and expand to the south-central U.S. by midweek. Read More >

During a heat wave, it is important to spend as much time as possible in an air conditioned environment. The impacts of heat are cumulative, and increase the longer the heat lasts.

If your home does not have air conditioning, many communities have local facilities you can visit to get some time out of the heat. Contact your local municipal government or follow local media for specific locations. Here are some that we are aware of:

Champaign/Urbana: https://champaignil.gov/police/resources/summer-weather-safety/
Decatur Area: https://www.decaturlibrary.org/decatur-cooling-centers
McLean County: https://mcleangis.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=409bd2eede6248948fca0eda36ba9ef9
Peoria Metro Area: https://www.cityofeastpeoria.com/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=511
City of Springfield: https://www.springfield.il.us/Departments/CommunityRelations/Documents/COOLINGCENTERS2023.pdf
State of Illinois (search by ZIP code): https://keepcool.illinois.gov/cooling-centers.html

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Nor'Easter Continues to Bring Heavy Rain and Coastal Impacts; Nolo Continues to Impact Hawaii

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