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The Chicago River rose six feet (2 meters) during the storm, forcing workers to close a series of locks and reverse the river's flow from west to east into Lake Michigan to prevent more flooding ...
Heavy rains flood Chicago roads and force NASCAR to cut short a downtown street race. July 2, 2023 at 2:12 PM. ... The Today Show. 89 family quotes to share with the people you love most.
The July 2023 Chicago Area Flood was caused by a heavy rainfall that occurred on July 2, 2023, in the Chicago Metropolitan Area of northeastern Illinois. Rainfall up to 9.0 inches (23 cm) occurred over an 18-hour period; the majority occurred from early in the morning to late in the afternoon. [ 1 ]
Wednesday's flooding followed a fierce wind and rain storm that battered the state overnight with gusts of up to 65 mph. More than 1,000 Rhode Island Energy customers had lost power by 7 a.m., but ...
The June 23, 2016 flooding in West Virginia was one of the deadliest floods in state history, and deadliest flash flood in U.S. history since the 2010 Tennessee Floods. The flooding was caused by 8 to 10 inches of rainfall over a 12-hour period. 23 people perished from the floods, and hardest hit counties included Greenbrier, Kanawha, Jackson ...
Chicago Lawn to E of West Englewood: Cook: IL: 02:47–02:51 3.16 mi (5.09 km) 150 yd (140 m) This tornado began in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood at Marquette Park, where several large trees were snapped. The tornado continued to damage trees across the park and a golf course located within the park.
A gathering storm over the south-central United States will bring heavy rain and the risk of urban flooding to parts of the Midwest, Appalachians and Atlantic Seaboard from this weekend to early ...
The Chicago flood occurred on April 13, 1992, when repair work on a bridge spanning the Chicago River damaged the wall of an abandoned and disused utility tunnel beneath the river. The resulting breach flooded basements, facilities and the underground Chicago Pedway throughout the Chicago Loop with an estimated 250 million US gallons (1,000,000 ...