Afternoon, night storms cause damage, flooding, outages
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Rainfall rates of up to two-to-three inches per hour are possible in the impacted areas. The entire Chicago area is either at a "marginal" or "slight" risk of severe weather, with gusty winds in excess of 60 miles per hour and isolated tornadoes possible. NBC 5's Interactive Radar is capturing the scene as the storm system approaches the area.
Strong storms swept through the Chicago area Saturday evening, bringing torrential rain, hail, and damaging winds, causing significant damage in several suburbs.
Chicagoans and suburbanites could see damaging storms pass through the area once again Monday night, bringing strong winds, lightning, and flood-causing rain.
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How much rain fell in Chicago? Flooded streets leave cars stranded across area as warnings remain
Storms slammed a number of Chicago suburbs Monday evening, dumping several inches of rain and causing flooding throughout the region. Across the area, a number of roads, streets and underpasses were closed,
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FOX 32 Chicago on MSNSuburban Chicago school to hold e-learning today due to storm damage
Oswego East High School will remain closed Tuesday as crews continue repairs from storm damage sustained during Monday night’s severe weather.
Roads in Archer Heights and Roseland were flooded Sunday morning, and residents struggled to remove water from basements in Gage Park. Monday's high will be 90, with the heat index approaching 100 with a 50-70% chance of rain.
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Storms Saturday night into Sunday cause more damage, possible lightning strike sparks house fire
Multiple reports of damaged homes, flooded basements and roads, and power outages following overnight storms across the Chicago area.