Big rains produced flooding over sections of the Chicago metro area overnight. Through early afternoon Wednesday, Frank Wachowski reported 1.58" at Midway Airport while O'Hare tallied 1.34". Among the area's heaviest reports through mid-morning Wednesday were 2.81" at the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Romeoville, 2.45" at south suburban Lansing, 2.25" two miles southeast of Yorkville and 2.48" at Peotone—also to the south of Chicago. Daniel Dambrowski of Valaparaiso, Indiana reported the heaviest rain tally of all—4.00" (check out the picture of Daniel's rain gauge). Amanda Pickett of Crown Point, Indiana forwarded us a picture of geese swimming in standing water which covered her front year.
More rain's on the way. Rain coverage and intensity is to pick up again Wednesday night into Thursday morning and another 0.50"-1" of rain is possible with locally heavier totals possible in area's affected by embedded thunderstorms.
Photo Credit: Amanda Pickett
Rain gauge registering 4" at Valparaiso, Indiana after Tuesday night/Wednesday morning downpours
Photo Credit: Photo courtesy of Daniel Dombrowski
