Heavy rain fell across much of northern Illinois from late afternoon through late evening on October 26th producing flooding. 22 inches at O'Hare Airport.
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Heavy rain fell across much of northern Illinois from late afternoon through late evening on October 26th producing flooding. Storm total rainfall amounts included 3.65 inches one mile southeast of Lockport; 3.61 inches near Minooka; 3.52 inches three miles southwest of Midway Airport; 3.30 inches near Countryside; 3.26 inches at the National Weather Service office in Romeoville; 3.21 inches near Oak Lawn; 3.14 inches in the McKinley neighborhood in Chicago; 3.09 inches three miles east southeast of Plainfield; 2.90 inches near Riverside; 2.88 inches near Homer Glenn; 2.74 inches one mile southwest of Rogers Park; 2.68 inches two miles southeast of Elmhurst; 2.67 inches near Peotone; 2.29 inches at Midway Airport and 2.22 inches at O'Hare Airport.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flooding was reported in the right two lanes at Interstate 290 and York Road.
The entrance to the main parking garage at O'Hare Airport was closed due to a flooded roadway. Flooding was reported across all lanes of southbound Interstate 55 between Kedzie and Pulaski. Street flooding with one to two feet of water was reported along Touhy Avenue in the Rogers Park area. Stalled cars were reported in flood waters at southbound 1st Avenue just past Roosevelt Road. A vehicle was stuck in flood waters on south Halsted. Standing water over one foot deep was reported in Westchester. Residential street flooding was reported near 174th and Osceola Avenue in Tinley Park.
Four vehicles were abandoned in standing water along County Line Road between Caton Farm and Renwick Roads.
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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 859224, 859229, 859230.