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Outburst flood: Catastrophic flooding that results from the sudden release of water in cavities inside a glacier or at the margins of glaciers or from rivers and lakes that are dammed by flowing glaciers.
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Tom Skilling is chief meteorologist at WGN-TV. His forecasts can be seen Monday through Friday on WGN-TV News at noon and 9 p.m.
WGN-TV meteorologists Steve Kahn, Richard Koeneman and Paul Dailey plus weather producer Bill Snyder contribute to this page.
