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Flooding caused at least $500 million (equivalent to $500 million in 2023 [2]) in damages in the Chicago area, making it one of the most costly weather events in Chicago history. [1] Flash flooding impacted numerous roadways and underpasses, including multiple Interstate Highways. At least 70,000 basements were flooded.
A flash flood warning was issued until 12:30 p.m. local time for most of Cook County on Sunday. Local law enforcement first reported flash flooding across portions of north Chicago just before 10: ...
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 ...
The National Weather Service issued and later extended a flash flood warning for Chicago, Naperville and Cicero, which now will remain in effect until 1:45 p.m. Sunday. A beach hazards statement ...
A tree uprooted by a weak tornado in Chicago on July 14. The Storm Prediction Center outlined a slight (2/5) risk convective outlook at 13Z, outflow from previous mesoscale convective systems had manifested as outflow boundaries over Iowa and Illinois, which were expected to be conducive to the formation of serial mesoscale convective systems that evening. [21]
Heavy rains flooded Chicago streets Sunday, trapping cars and forcing NASCAR officials to cancel the last half of an Xfinity Series race set to run through the city's downtown. The National ...
The analysis looked at severe weather events from 2010 to 2020.
Malawi, flash flood and landslide Malawi: 1991 500 [14] 2018 East Africa floods: Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda, Rwanda, and Somalia: 2018 483 2018 Kerala floods: India: 2018 464 Lisbon flash flood: Portugal: 1967 449+ 2016 China floods: China: 2016 445 Western Japan, massive rains and landslides Japan: 1972 437