Chicago area rainfall totals for July 2, 2023
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Torrential downpours wreaked havoc across the Chicago area on Sunday, closing expressways, flooding basements, and upending the first-ever NASCAR Street Race downtown.
A Flash Flood Warning was issued for DuPage, and Will counties until 1 p.m. Cook County was also issued a Flash Flood Warning until 3:15 p.m. That warning was extended for northeastern Cook County until 6:30 p.m.
As of 3:30 p.m., the Chicago River was rising rapidly from heavy rainfall and flooding. The National Weather Service said it is watching the river, which is nearing the capacity of the deep tunnel and reservoir system, "with a combined sewer overflow event in progress." According to the NWS, some of the lowest parts of the Chicago Riverwalk had begun to flood.
Here are some rainfall totals for the area as of 10:14 p.m. Sunday according to the National Weather Service:
Berwyn: 8.96 inches
Cicero: 8.60 inches
Lincoln Park, Chicago: 7.89 inches
Garfield Park: 8.12 inches inches
McKinley park: 6.62 inches
North Park: 5.55 inches
Bridgeport: 5.90 inches
Chicago O'Hare: 3.35 inches
