Flash flood warnings, watches in effect across Chicago area
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The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a flash flood warning for key parts of Chicago on Friday, urging approximately 600,000 residents to take immediate action to protect life and property.
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FOX 32 Chicago on MSNChicago weather: Flood Watch issued for most of Chicagoland through Saturday eveningFlood Watch issued for most of Chicagoland until 7 p.m. Saturday. Heavy rain is possible tonight and tomorrow. 3:18 p.m. - Flood Warning issued for DuPage, Cook Counties until 5:30 p.m.Ground delays issued at O'Hare, Midway airports due to storms. Average delay is 75 minutes, according to the FAA.
Footage from residents showed heavy flooding on Harlem Avenue in Summit and on Drake Avenue in Chicago’s Brighton Park neighborhood. Video from a viewer in Darien showed heavy rainfall and flooded streets in the area. The flooding prompted several roadway closures across parts of the Chicago area.
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CHICAGO (WLS) -- Funnel clouds have been reported and there is Flash Flood Warning for parts of the Chicago area Friday. The Flash Flood Warning is for DuPage and Cook counties until 2:45 p.m. There is very heavy rain in narrow lines in the area Friday.
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FOX 32 Chicago on MSNChicago weather: Flash flooding in Chicago amid heavy downpourThe best chance of rain and storms appears to be Friday evening and night, likely lingering into Saturday. Temperatures on Saturday will be in the mid 80s. Sunday and Monday will be dry under mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies. Temperatures will be in the mid to upper 80s. The information in this story was provided by Fox 32 meteologists.
A line of fast-moving storms prompted severe thunderstorm warnings in the Chicago area and ground stops at O'Hare and Midway airports. There were also reports of storm damage.
The threat of flash flooding on Sunday afternoon was focused over parts of the Midwest, where flood watches have been posted from Missouri to West Virginia, including the cities of Indianapolis and Cincinnati. Rounds of heavy rain and thunderstorms are forecast to sweep across the Midwest region over the next 24 hours.
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