Flood watches, warnings in effect for parts of Illinois, NW Indiana

As many are celebrating America's 250th birthday, threats of severe weather and flooding put a damper on festivities on Saturday afternoon.

Storm Prediction Center had areas along and south of I-80 at a Level 1 (out of 5) for severe chances, with strong-to-severe storms expected through sunset.

There are no active Severe Thunderstorm, Severe Thunderstorm Watch, or Tornado Warnings. 

A Flash Flood Watch is in effect for De Kalb, DuPage, Eastern Will, Grundy, Kane, Kendall, La Salle, Northern Cook, Northern Will, Southern Cook, and Southern Will in Illinois and Lake in Indiana until 10 p.m.

A Flash Flood Warning is in effect for Kane until 7 p.m., Cook until 8:30 p.m., and DuPage and Will in Illinois and for Lake in Indiana until 9:30 p.m. A warning was also issued for Bolingbrook until 1 a.m. Sunday.

There are currently no ground stoppages at O'Hare or Midway airports. However, O'Hare is experiencing delays up to 44 minutes, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

Major flooding was reported in the northwest suburbs.

In Bartlett, water was seen reaching up to the front yards at County Farm and Stearns Road. 

In Huntley, Jim Dhamer Drive was closed between Sandwald Road and Quality Drive due to flooding.

Be sure to stick with CBS News Chicago and the First Alert Weather team for the latest.