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Flooding possible, travel impacted as heavy rain hits parts of Chicago area: LIVE RADAR
Forecasters warned of up to 3 inches of rain as the National Weather Service said storms could produce 2 inches per hour and trigger flash flooding.
- On Saturday, September 19, heavy rain and thunderstorms triggered an AccuWeather Alert and Flood Watch across the Chicago area, with the National Weather Service warning of torrential rainfall and flash flooding potential.
- Developing drought conditions across Chicagoland were erased by the weekend storm system, fueled by an intensifying super El Niño and record-warm Pacific waters that loaded the atmosphere with moisture.
- O'Hare International Airport saw more than 300 flight cancellations on Saturday, with departures delayed an average of 203 minutes; Midway Airport reported 71 cancellations and 24-minute average delays.
- Flooding caused by excessive rainfall forced New Richland, Minnesota, to declare a state of emergency; firefighters used boats to rescue residents from four homes as flash floods inundated the region.
- After lingering rain chances on Monday, temperatures dropped into the 60s, with the National Weather Service expecting a dry stretch to persist through most of the upcoming week.
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