Weather Webcast with Chief Meteorologist Tom Wachs
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Patchy fog overnight with temperatures dropping into the 50s. Mostly sunny and warm for one more day on Monday. Highs between 75 and 80. Windy and cooler on Tuesday.

Weather Webcast with Chief Meteorologist Tom Wachs
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Mostly clear with patchy fog overnight. Temperatures dropping into the 50s by sunrise. Mostly sunny and warm for one more day on Monday. High near 80 inland, mid-70s near the lake. Cooler on Tuesday with highs in the 60s.

Helene latest: 84 dead, over 1,000 people unaccounted for in western NC

The death toll continues to climb and some 2.5 million people remained without power Sunday as recovery in the Southeast US begins from devastating Hurricane Helene.

Asheville flooding: Hurricane Helene drone footage shows swallowed city streets

Hurricane Helene’s remnants have dropped between a foot and two feet of rainfall in western North Carolina, devastating Asheville and other mountainous communities.

Helene aftermath: Social media pleas turn tragic as death toll climbs

Jessica Drye Turner begged on Facebook for someone to rescue her family from a North Carolina rooftop. Help didn’t arrive in time to save her parents and her 6-year-old nephew.

Weather webcast with Lisa Michaels
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Mostly sunny skies on Sunday with highs in the upper 70s inland to low 70s near the lake. Breezy northeasterly winds today can gust near 25 mph. This will cause dangerous swim conditions in Lake Michigan.

Weather Webcast with Holly Baker
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Breezy and dry conditions continue with above normal temperatures.

Next tropical threat brewing in Caribbean with eyes on Gulf as development odds increase

The Southeast is still reeling from Hurricane Helene's deadly punch, but attention will soon need to return to the Caribbean as the tropics’ next act begins to brew, with steadily increasing odds of another tropical system developing within the next week. 

Helene latest: Death toll climbs to 56, millions without power

Helene's path of destruction has left at least 56 people dead and entire homes and neighborhoods washed away in the Appalachian Mountains.

U-Haul offers free month of storage for Helene victims

Helene has caused more than 50 deaths and brought widespread flooding and destruction to Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas and Tennessee.

Weather webcast with Lisa Michaels
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Areas near the border will have more cloud coverage today with a slight chance for a shower. Otherwise, partly cloudy to mostly sunny. Breezy Saturday with northeasterly winds gusting near 25 mph.

Tennessee hospital floods, forcing 'dangerous' helicopter rescue

Catastrophic flooding from Tropical Storm Helene forced a “dangerous rescue situation" at a hospital in northeast Tennessee.

Hurricane Helene: 17 deaths reported in the state of Georgia

Hurricane Helene isn’t only expected to damage homes and vehicles; it has already resulted in at least 17 deaths and one injury, with more fatalities and injuries anticipated.

Flooded electric vehicles, scooters bursting into flames after Hurricane Helene

"Water and ion batteries do not mix. They literally explode," Tampa Mayor Jane Castor warned on Friday, adding that even small electric scooters were blowing up because of Hurricane Helene's floodwaters.

Weather Webcast with Stephanie Barichello
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More clouds and windy conditions ahead this afternoon and into the weekend, as Helene pushes northward. Only a slight chance for showers Saturday along the IL state line, most of the rain will stay south. Warming up to end September then cool yet seasonable to start October on Tuesday.

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Having flood insurance can come in handy in the event of an emergency, and these are the items covered under a policy.