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Chicago Tribune
a day ago
- General
- Chicago Tribune
Records: Highland tornado siren inspections likely lapsed after fire chief's death
The Highland Fire Department resumed testing their tornado sirens in April after a tornado tore through town in March, but whether it had been prior to that storm is doubtful. Swiderski also said in the email that he explained to town representatives that the 'siren itself is the responsibility of the communities,' while E-911's responsibility 'ends at the box that activates them.' Regarding Highland, Swiderski said he knew that the late Fire Chief Bill Timmer 'was very engaged with so much within' Highland and that many communities either have Police units or EMA/Vest units out on that day to listen and report that the sirens are going off as they should. Timmer died in August of 2023. 'This may just have been one of the things that for lack of a better term fell through the cracks,' Swiderski said in the email. 'We need much more information, and it will be better to release a full report at the appropriate time,' Reed said in his email. The Post-Tribune on Tuesday asked Deputy Chief Mike Pipta, new Highland Fire Chief Glenn Schlesser, and Herak whether they agreed with Swiderski's assessment and if the report Reed suggested is complete. None of the three responded by deadline. The town did bring in Crown Point-based Duane's Electric on March 24 to assess the sirens and found that the sirens at the Water plant and Lincoln Street weren't working; they were able to fix the water plant siren March 26 and ordered the parts for the Lincoln Street siren, according to an invoice from Duane's. The repairs cost the town $1,735, the invoice said. Additionally, the town provided the Post-Tribune with siren testing reports from April 5, May 3, and June 7; except for April 5 with the Lincoln Street siren waiting for parts, no further issues were reported. Four tornadoes ripped through Lake County the evening of March 19: two EF-0 tornadoes and one EF-1 tornado in Gary and one EF-0 tornado that hit in roughly the center of Highland. Some residents reported to the Highland Police Department that they may have heard sirens in the distance, while others didn't hear them at all, according to a HPD social media post March 21. Because of that, Highland officials conducted a siren test at noon March 22, where they discovered two of the sirens were 'faulty,' a second social media post dated March 22 said. Additionally, they discovered an issue with communication to the Lake County E-911 Center, according to the post. 'The 911 Center is working on that issue and our vendor will be out Monday morning to fix the issue on our end,' the Highland Police Department post said. The Post-Tribune on April 30 filed via email an Access to Public Records Act request with the town asking for all fire inspection reports of town equipment between August 14, 2023 and April 30; and all written or electronic correspondence among Highland Fire Department members and Town Administrators about said reports during that same time. The dates capture the period immediately after Timmer died to the present.
CNBC
11-07-2025
- Business
- CNBC
Overall health of equity market is pretty good, says Fidelity's Jurrien Timmer
Jurrien Timmer, Fidelity Investments director of global macro, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss where Timmer stands on where the equity market is, the bond market's standings and much more.
Yahoo
29-05-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Storm chaser shares memories of 2019 Linwood tornado
LINWOOD, Kan. – On May 28, 2019 a mile wide EF-4 tornado in Douglas and Leavenworth County, Kansas injured 18 people and the super cell produced another tornado causing damage all the way in Kearney Missouri. Communities had to rebuild, but luckily no lives were lost. The storm turned out to be one of the most significant in history for the scientific community. FOX4 Newsletters: Sign up for daily forecasts and Joe's Weather Blog in your inbox In the six years since the devastating Linwood tornado we've heard from the survivors, who rode out the EF-4 in their homes. 'Had Jesus on my side, I lived through it,' Linwood resident Dennie Roberts, whose wife was killed in Kansas City's 2003 tornado, said. FOX4 also spoke with thrill seekers who were sent flying in storm chasing tour vans. 'Immediately it just flipped us and we just bounced and rolled and banged like metal for what seemed like forever,' Jeff Lieberman said on the tornado's first anniversary. That day as FOX4 meteorologists were watching the radar and FOX4 crews were first on the scene to the damage alerting first responders to the immediate need extreme meteorologist and storm chaser Reed Timmer and his team were also watching the super cell as it formed south of Lawrence, Kansas. Timmer shared memories this week on .' Joe's Blog: So, why has it been so gray lately (WED-5/28) 'It was wrapped in rain and we chased the storm for a little while it produced a brief tornado in the rain and we knew it was gearing up to produce a large one,' Timmer recalled. As the tornado formed Timmer was trying to pull off something he hadn't been able to do before on a storm of its magnitude. The problem was the tornado was rain wrapped. 'You almost have to get into the path of the tornado to be able to see it back in the inflow notch and that's a very dangerous place to be,' Timmer they were able to launch a sensor called 'Dorothy' into the mile-wide twister recording wind speeds of 190 miles per hour, and thermodynamics like pressure fall, temperature and relative humidity. But as the sensor and parachute climbed in the mesocyclone to heights of more than 27,000 feet there was just one problem after the tornado passed and clean up began, finding it. Thankfully, 'Dorothy' was located 30 miles away in Leavenworth, Kansas while pots from Free State growers were found 50 miles away in Smithville, Missouri. Download the FOX4 News app on iPhone and Android With that single sensor recovered its the first time they were ever able to get data recovered at 10 times per second. Timmer says hopefully data collected will help go along way in better understanding tornadoes and maybe one day even preventing them. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Markets Hit a Ceiling, Says Fidelity's Timmer
Equity markets aren't priced for a slowdown, says Fidelity's Timmer, even after sharp swings. Jurrien Timmer, Fidelity's director of global macro, told CNBC that despite recent tariff-induced volatilitywhere the S&P 500 plunged 21.5% then rebounded 23%markets have established boundaries beyond which declines have been rolled back. He sees 2025 delivering moderate earnings growth offset by value pressures coming mostly from the interest rate side, with the 10-year Treasury (US10Y) yield at 4.5% competing directly with equity yields around 4.55%. Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee warned that tariff hikes could spur a stagflationary impact, hurting output and lifting pricesthe central bank's worst situation. Timmer noted tariffs act like a tax, paid either by companies via thinner margins or by consumers through higher costs. He added that both earnings and GDP estimates have been marked down, though not significantly worse than typical intra-year adjustments. Timmer argues the market now faces a ceiling: It's either rates driving down valuations or earnings driving down estimates from tariffs. He highlighted the tug-of-war between bond yieldsUS2Y, and equity benchmarks like The Dow Jones Index, complicating the outlook. Why It Matters: With fiscal and trade risks capping both valuations and earnings, investors must balance duration and equity exposure. This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Error while retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error while retrieving data Error while retrieving data Error while retrieving data Error while retrieving data
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Markets Hit a Ceiling, Says Fidelity's Timmer
Equity markets aren't priced for a slowdown, says Fidelity's Timmer, even after sharp swings. Jurrien Timmer, Fidelity's director of global macro, told CNBC that despite recent tariff-induced volatilitywhere the S&P 500 plunged 21.5% then rebounded 23%markets have established boundaries beyond which declines have been rolled back. He sees 2025 delivering moderate earnings growth offset by value pressures coming mostly from the interest rate side, with the 10-year Treasury (US10Y) yield at 4.5% competing directly with equity yields around 4.55%. Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee warned that tariff hikes could spur a stagflationary impact, hurting output and lifting pricesthe central bank's worst situation. Timmer noted tariffs act like a tax, paid either by companies via thinner margins or by consumers through higher costs. He added that both earnings and GDP estimates have been marked down, though not significantly worse than typical intra-year adjustments. Timmer argues the market now faces a ceiling: It's either rates driving down valuations or earnings driving down estimates from tariffs. He highlighted the tug-of-war between bond yieldsUS2Y, and equity benchmarks like The Dow Jones Index, complicating the outlook. Why It Matters: With fiscal and trade risks capping both valuations and earnings, investors must balance duration and equity exposure. This article first appeared on GuruFocus.
