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CHICAGO (WLS) — Storms brought heavy rain that flooded roadways in the Chicago area overnight, and downpours are continuing in some areas on Sunday morning.
Parts of the Chicago area saw 2 to 5 inches of rain on Saturday evening into the overnight hours, said ABC7 Chicago AccuWeather Meteorologist Jaisol Martinez.
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A Flash Flood Warning is in effect for for Grundy, Kankakee, Kendall and Will counties until 7:15 a.m., the National Weather Service said.
ComEd said as of 6:52 a.m., 70,193 customers were without power.
A viaduct near West 47th Street and South Archer Avenue in Chicago’s Archer Heights neighborhood is flooded on Sunday morning, leaving some cars stranded.
Heavy rain is causing flash flooding issues in the Chicago area on Sunday.
ABC7 was on the scene as drivers tried to get through the floodwaters. At least four cars were stuck there at 5:30 a.m.
ABC7 was on the scene as a tow truck pulled one vehicle out of the water at another viaduct near East 95th Street and South Cottage Grove Avenue. At least two cars remained stuck there at 6:30 a.m., with people still inside.
ABC7 was on the scene as a tow truck pulled one vehicle out of the water at a viaduct near East 95th Street and South Cottage Grove Avenue.
Flooding is also impacting a viaduct near West 75th Street and South Western Avenue in Marquette Park.
Video captured some cars trying to drive through the floodwaters and apparently stalling out.
Flooding is impacting a viaduct near West 75th Street and South Western Avenue in Marquette Park.
Other cars were seen driving on the sidewalk to get around the water.
Illinois State Police said earlier Sunday that the Stevenson Expressway was shut down in both directions at Pulaski because of the flooding. It has since reopened.
This all comes after storms blew through on Saturday, causing plenty of damage.
The northwest suburbs were hit the hardest, and the worst of the damage is in Mount Prospect and Des Plaines. That’s where the storms ripped the roof off of an apartment building.
Rain and storms continued south of Interstate 88 at 5:45 a.m., but damaging wind is no longer a threat.
Storms are expected to hit the Chicago area’s most southern counties between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m., and the rest of the day is expected to be dry.
Martinez said the weather should clear out in time for day two of the Chicago Air & Water Show, and it should stay that way for the Chicago Bears game.
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