Heavy rain combined with frozen soils has prompted a flood advisory for parts of north central and northeast Illinois, including in DeKalb, La Salle, Lee, Will, Kendall and Ogle counties, until 11 ...

A flash flood warning for most of the Chicago area was issued Friday afternoon as an unusually rainy January day creates a flooding risk in part due to frozen soil.

"You may not typically flood in your neighborhood, but with the fact that the ground is frozen, if we get a lot of rain and it doesn't have anywhere to go, it may end up flooding in people's homes ...

The ancient frozen soil from beneath Greenland’s ice sheet warns of trouble ahead. During the MIS 11 interglacial, Earth was warm and ice sheets were restricted to the high latitudes, a lot like ...

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If rain falls while the ground is frozen, the water would not be absorbed and would instead run off into our rivers and streams leading to higher streamflows, and potential flooding.

So the ground has at least five inches of frozen ground there.” The added runoff creates a flooding hazard since it’s not seeping into the soil. However, the rainfall is not useless for the ...

The National Weather Service breaks down the probability of each river reaching a certain flood stage in this outlook. The Mississippi River in Rock Island, Illinois, has a roughly 35% probability ...

The ancient frozen soil from beneath Greenland’s ice sheet warns of trouble ahead. During the MIS 11 interglacial, Earth was warm and ice sheets were restricted to the high latitudes, a lot like ...

Flood watches are in effect for much of southwestern British Columbia after two successive systems brought heavy rain to the region. The frozen ground is largely unable to absorb the excessive ...

The ancient frozen soil from beneath Greenland’s ice sheet warns of trouble ahead. During the MIS 11 interglacial, Earth was warm and ice sheets were restricted to the high latitudes, a lot like ...

Flood watches are in effect for much of southwestern British Columbia after two successive systems brought heavy rain to the region. The frozen ground is largely unable to absorb the excessive ...