A Flash Flood Warning was in effect for Cook County and Lake County. In Calumet City, where rainfall totals reached nearly seven inches, residents faced heavy downpours, leaving side streets flooded. CHICAGO (WLS) - Heavy rain moved through the Chicago area on Sunday, causing flooding in parts of the city and suburbs. That event also set the records for heaviest 6 and 12 hour rainfall amounts and contributed to August 1987s record rainfall. Hammond saw 4.36 inches, South Holland saw 5.69 inches of rain, and Thornton saw 6.5 inches the NBC 5 Storm Team said. NOTE: Climate information is PRELIMINARY DATA.

Unlike last weeks heavy system, the upcoming precipitation is not expected to. In some cases, localized rain totals may. Daily Temperature and Precipitation Analysis. The weather outlook for Chicago over the next few days includes increasing cloud cover and scattered rain showers. In East Chicago, 4.53 inches of rain, fell officials said. In a tweet, the National Weather Service said radar estimates and rainfall reports indicate widespread rain totals of 3 to 7 inches across Cook County. Roseland, also in Cook County, received 2.65 inches, the NWS said.Īlong the lake in Northwest Indiana, totals were even higher, according to the NWS. Although many areas across Chicago Monday are expected to remain dry, some suburbs are recovering after back-to-back showers Sunday dumped upwards of six inches of rain and resulted in flash flood warnings across the region.Īccording to the National Weather Service, Hinsdale, in DuPage County received as much a 2.40 inches of rain Sunday, and Westchester, in Cook County, received 2.2 inches.

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