Downpours prompt Chicago area flooding on Thursday

Heavy rain and scattered showers are causing flooding in the Chicago area on Thursday. 

A Flash Flood Warning was in effect for DeKalb and LaSalle counties earlier in the morning. 

There will be a flood risk across most of the area with scattered morning showers and heavy downpours possible, especially along and north of I-80. Some areas could see rainfall rates of 4.5 inches per hour. 

Rain chances decrease this afternoon, with seasonable highs in the mid-70s expected. 

In Yorkville, Illinois, the high school student parking lot was underwater after heavy rainfall. Yorkville police warned drivers of road closures due to the flooded roadways near the parking lot. 

Yorkville Public Works is aware of the situation, police said.    

Roadway flooding was also reported in Bedford Park on Meade Avenue. Video posted on social media shows a car stuck in the flooded roadway.