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Flash flood warning for Chicago area as severe storms roll through Friday
Chicago weather today includes severe storms moving into the area that could produce flash flooding Friday afternoon.
There is a Flash Flood Warning in effect for Cook and DuPage counties until 2:45 p.m., and a Flood Advisory for Cook and Will counties until 3:25 p.m.
Chicago's O'Hare and Midway airports were placed under a ground stop as the storms moved, in though they had been lifted as of 2 p.m. Both are still under ground delays, with delays averaging 1 hour and 7 minutes at Midway and 1 hour and 15 minutes at O'Hare. O'Hare is also experiencing departure delays averaging 1 hour and 45 minutes.
There are reports of car rescues due to flooding in Washington Park on South State Street. Local officials have not provided an update on the incident.
Torrential rain rates of 3 inches per hour are possible, and storms are sitting in place, leading to extremely high rain totals potentially exceeding 5 inches this afternoon in parts of the city.
Basement and roadway flooding are likely during severe weather. If you encounter a flooded roadway, never drive through it-"Turn around, don't drown!"
The storm threats remain in place on Friday and through the weekend, with the possibility of additional rounds of flooding in parts of the area.
Residents are asked to contact 311 to report flooding.
