Multiple streets are flooded in south suburban Ford Heights, prompting road and school closures, forcing evacuations and making for a dangerous morning commute. NBC 5’s Sandra Torres reports.
Rainfall pummeled the Chicago area and northwest Indiana overnight, shutting down roads, closing schools and even prompting emergency rescues and evacuations.
Here's a look at how much rain parts of the region saw:
COOK COUNTY:
HOMEWOOD: 2.52 INCHES
CHICAGO HEIGHTS: 3.36 INCHES
MIDWAY AIRPORT: 3.38 INCHES
OAK PARK: 3.00 INCHES
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DUPAGE COUNTY:
ROSELLE: 2.44 INCHES
FORD COUNTY:
PAXTON: 4.52 INCHES
GRUNDY COUNTY:
COAL CITY: 3.56 INCHES
CARBON HILL: 2.84 INCHES
IROQUOIS COUNTY:
ASHKUM: 5.20 INCHES
WATSEKA: 4.35 INCHES
KANKAKEE COUNTY:
KANKAKEE: 3.39 INCHES
ST. ANNE: 5.73 INCHES
LASALLE COUNTY:
STREATOR: 3.21 INCHES
LIVINGSTON COUNTY:
DWIGHT: 2.96 INCHES
PONTIAC: 2.76 INCHES
FAIRBURY: 3.50 INCHES
CHATSWORTH: 4.00 INCHES
WILL COUNTY:
JOLIET: 3.23 INCHES
MONEE: 4.35 INCHES
PEOTONE: 4.10 INCHES
CRETE: 4.37 INCHES
HOMER GLEN: 3.06 INCHES
PORTER COUNTY, INDIANA:
PORTAGE: 4.50 INCHES
LAKE COUNTY, INDIANA:
CROWN POINT: 4.44 INCHES
JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA:
RENSSELAER: 4.70 INCHES
DE MOTTE: 6.41 INCHES
WHEATFIELD: 6.50 INCHES
NEWTOWN COUNTY, INDIANA:
CONRAD: 6.11 INCHES
MOROCCO: 5.53 INCHES
