Strong storms rocked the Chicago area Tuesday for a second straight night, knocking down trees and causing flooding across the region.
Strong storms rocked the Chicago area Tuesday for a second straight night, knocking down trees and causing flooding across the region. Rainfall rates exceeded two-to-three inches per hour at times during the afternoon and early evening, according to officials.
In the Logan Square neighborhood, a car on North Spaulding Avenue was crushed by a toppled tree.In Chicago's Auburn-Gresham neighborhood, cars drove through standing water on Ashland Avenue. Storms hovered over the South and West Sides of Chicago for hours, dumping inches of rain and causing ponding on the Dan Ryan Expressway during rush hour.Crews from Chicago's Department of Streets and Sanitation will be out into the night, working on removing tree branches and debris from drains. Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the news you need to know with the Chicago Catch-Up newsletter.were issued in Chicago and also in parts of Indiana, including Newton and Jasper counties. Wind gusts of up to 60 miles per hour were recorded, causing limited power outages and damaging trees and power lines.
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