CHICAGO (WLS) — Damaging storms introduced heavy rain that flooded roadways in Chicagoland in a single day, and downpours continued in some areas on Sunday morning.
Many residents on town’s Southwest Facet nonetheless have not recovered from the flooding that hit there simply three weeks in the past.
FEMA was in Gage Park Sunday surveying influence from July 25. The identical questions stay: Who’s going to pay for folks’s losses? And, what will be carried out to forestall this from persevering with to occur?
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Elements of the Chicago space noticed 2 to five inches of rain on Saturday night into the in a single day hours, stated ABC7 Chicago AccuWeather Meteorologist Jaisol Martinez.
A Flood Warning is in impact for the DuPage River in Shorewood till Monday at 7 a.m.
The storms in a single day shortly flooded a number of roadways, trapping drivers and knocking energy out for 1000’s of individuals.
About 215,000 ComEd prospects have been affected by two rounds of storms Saturday night and early Sunday, officers stated at a Sunday afternoon press convention in Des Plaines. As of 1 p.m., ComEd crews had restored energy to 80% of the affected prospects.
ComEd anticipated to completely full their energy restoration course of by Monday.
Whereas flood waters receded later Sunday morning, some areas have been nonetheless affected.
Automobiles grew to become stranded in floodwaters at viaduct close to West forty seventh Avenue and South Archer Avenue in Chicago’s Archer Heights neighborhood on Sunday morning.
Heavy rain is inflicting flash flooding points within the Chicago space on Sunday.
ABC7 was on the scene as some drivers tried to get via the floodwaters. At the very least 4 vehicles have been caught there at 5:30 a.m.
And a tow truck pulled one car out of the water at one other viaduct, close to East ninety fifth Avenue and South Cottage Grove Avenue. At the very least two vehicles have been caught there at 6:30 a.m., with folks nonetheless inside.
ABC7 was on the scene as a tow truck pulled one car out of the water at a viaduct close to East ninety fifth Avenue and South Cottage Grove Avenue.
Flooding can also be impacting a viaduct close to West seventy fifth Avenue and South Western Avenue in Marquette Park.
Video captured some drive attempting to courageous floodwaters, with their autos apparently stalling out.
Flooding is impacting a viaduct close to West seventy fifth Avenue and South Western Avenue in Marquette Park.
Different vehicles have been seen driving on the sidewalk to get across the water.
Illinois State Police stated earlier Sunday that the Stevenson Expressway was shut down in each instructions at Pulaski due to the flooding. It has since reopened.
This all comes after storms blew via on Saturday, inflicting loads of harm.
Saturday’s storms hit the northwest suburbs the toughest, and the worst of the harm is in Mount Prospect and Des Plaines. That is the place the storms ripped the roof off of an condo constructing.
Rain and storms continued south of Interstate 88 on Sunday morning, however damaging wind was not a menace.
Storms hit the Chicago space’s most southern counties between 7 a.m. and eight a.m. Sunday, however the remainder of the day is anticipated to be dry.
Martinez stated no rain is anticipated throughout day two of the Chicago Air & Water Present, and it ought to keep dry for the Chicago Bears sport.
Nevertheless, storm probabilities will return to the realm on Monday.
Areas west, north and southwest of town are below a Stage 1 menace for extreme climate on Monday for doubtlessly damaging winds.

Remoted storms are anticipated on Monday morning, however storms are extra doubtless between 4 p.m. Monday and midnight Tuesday.
A number of showers might linger on Tuesday morning earlier than cooler climate arrives on Wednesday.
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