Snow, freezing rain expected for Friday
Logan Raschke, Managing Editor
January 17, 2020
Charleston will see snow, freezing rain and sleet Friday afternoon, making commutes home for the long weekend potentially dangerous. Everett Lau, WEIU News Watch’s Sky Watch Local Forecaster, said the worst of the weather conditions will start around 3 p.m. on Friday. “All the precipitation is c...
Severe weather warning issued until this Friday
Hannah Shillo, Associate News Editor
August 21, 2019
Unfavorable weather on the second day of the semester called for umbrellas, rain coats and rain boots. The National Weather Service issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook for Coles County, among other areas in central, east central, southeast and west central Illinois early Tuesday morning. Everett...
Freezing rain likely to cause slippery roads, sidewalks
Staff Report
January 14, 2019
The National Weather Service in Lincoln issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook for portions of central Illinois, east central Illinois, and west central Illinois. Overnight into Tuesday morning a weak weather system will “produce patchy freezing drizzle,” according to the report. Roads and walkways ...
Apology letter to Mother Nature
Kennedy Nolen, Columnist
April 3, 2018
Hey, Mother Nature. It’s me, Kennedy. I have a few things to tell you that I need to get off my chest on behalf of (most) humans. I know for hundreds and thousands of years, we humans have caused some damage to you. Pollution in all aspects like air, water and land pollution from factories, vehicle...
Thunderstorms cause flooding around Charleston, campus
Olivia Swenson-Hultz, Associate News Editor
April 3, 2018
Flooding has filled Charleston following severe thunderstorms on Tuesday. Around 4 p.m. Tuesday, Cameron Craig, an instructor and climatologist at Eastern, said 4.3 inches of rain had fallen so far, but another inch and a quarter is expected. This exceeded April’s average for rainfall in C...
City experiences two different fog types this past week
Roberto Hodge, News Editor
December 7, 2015
Charleston was blanketed in two types of dense fog beginning Friday, which continued into Saturday and ended Monday. The city experienced Advection fog during the day and then Radiation fog in the evenings. Advection fog is when warm and moist air moves over a cool surface, which allows the air...
