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Crown fire: A forest fire that advances from top-to-top of trees, classified as running or dependent to distinguish the degree of independence from a surface fire.
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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.
