2011-07-11-Weather-Derecho
Monday morning’s storm event was over before it even started. At around 7:45 am a squall line with damaging winds of up to 60 mph. arrived into our area. This storm system started in the western states on Sunday afternoon and by Monday night it finally blew of the eastern coast totalling a 1.400 mile […]
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2011-Weather-June
Coming off the heels of wet months, June tallys 14 measureable rainfall events and will be the 5th wettest June in 84 years. The total amount of precipation measured at O’Hare was 3.39″ however Midway totalled 7.29″. Our monitoring rain gauge calculated 3.27″. Early in the month we had periods of hot and of course […]
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2011-Weather-May
May 2011 has been one for the record books according to ChicagoWeatherCenter.com and Meteorologist Richard Koeneman reports that we received approximately 7.19″ of rain for the month. Click here for the monthly total precipitation. Over the Memorial Day weekend, mainly on Sunday at noon from approximately 10:00 am to 1:30 a.m., we received 1.7 inches of rain. The following pdf […]
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2011-Weather-April
This month has truly been a record breaker. In rainfall alone it ranks as the 17th wettest month. According to Chief Meteorologist Tom Skilling of WGN news, “Rain-weary Chicagoans won’t find this hard to believe. April 2011 has produced 16 days of measurable rain—55 percent more than normal and the greatest number of measurably rainy […]
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2012 Compost Availability
Compost is simply a decayed organic matter such as fallen leaves, dead plants and grass clippings. It is rich in nutrients that aid in plant growth and make a great soil additive.
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2011 Yard Waste Pick Up
Beginning April 11th, 2011, we will resume our yard waste program by picking up the kraft paper lawn and leaf bags. This service will continue through November 22th, 2011.
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2011-02-01-Weather-Blizzard
A MONSTER STORM SYSTEM produced a BLIZZARD for our area during Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning February 1st and 2nd. This storm could be seen extending from New Mexico to New York. During much of the day Tuesday and before the storm even reached the Chicagoland region, we received lake effect snow showers. At […]
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2010-07-31-Weather-Rainfall
Early Saturday morning, from approximately midnight to 6 a.m., we received 1.53 inches of rain. The following pdf document shows how the rain fell. (2010-07-31-Rainfall Data) Based on Bulletin 70 summer rainfall tables, page 78, the storm event is approximately a 1 year recurrence interval, which means that this storm has a 100% probability of occurring within any […]
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2010-07-24-Weather-Rainfall
During the early morning of Saturday July 24, 2010, we received approximately 4 inches of rain. Please see the following pdf to view how the rain fell. (2010-07-24-Rainfall Data) This was a significant amount of precipitation and Palatine Township Road District was again monitoring the storm. By using state and federal information provided in a […]
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2010-05-13-Weather-Rainfall
On Thursday, May 13, we received approximately 1.7 inches of rainfall within 12 and half hours. During this time several areas received localized flooding. Our crew was dispatched immediately to alleviate any local ponding and to ensure the public safety of the roads. One particular subdivision, Plum Grove Estates, located in the southeast corner of the Township […]
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