McDude Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Just heard from my wife that where I work in Lombard they have declared a State of EmergencyYep mom just text me saying same thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 heard.. not sure if true though. But the fox river up here is flooding worse than back in 2008. yikes. About to head into town (Batavia) to see how bad it is compared to that year. Rememeber that well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrisale Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 About to head into town (Batavia) to see how bad it is compared to that year. Rememeber that well. Grab some pics if you can! Sounds like some impressive flooding out there, would love to see what some of these record crests look like. Getting little in the way of precip here in Ontario. Under 0.5" so far for this event, seems as though most of the precip will remain to our west. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natester Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Well, I think the one good thing is that we did not get a huge amount of snow this winter as compared to winter 2007/2008. I certainly hope May 2013 is mostly dry or else we are in big trouble. I really do not want a repeat of June 2008. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Scary pics IWOblu. --- 4.10" of rain since late morning yesterday. 100 roads in Lake County alone closed down now. The Deep Tunnel system is at capacity (2.3 billion gallons). The locks have been open to Lake MI since the wee hours of the morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted April 18, 2013 Author Share Posted April 18, 2013 Cat 5 turd release. At least beach weather isn't anywhere on the horizon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchaumburgStormer Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Just heard from my wife that where I work in Lombard they have declared a State of Emergency Yeah i was just there. Madness trying to get anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 There's apparently sinkholes opening up too! - in Chicago and I heard there was a smaller one in Fox Lake from someone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 There's apparently sinkholes opening up too! - in Chicago and I heard there was a smaller one in Fox Lake from someone. Holy crap! That's something you don't expect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrisale Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 There's apparently sinkholes opening up too! - in Chicago and I heard there was a smaller one in Fox Lake from someone. Should help with the drainage! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowMeHunter Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 That looks like the one the news up here showed at around 8am.. if that's the sinkhole I mentioned this am where it ate up 3 cars one person was reported in serious condition. I remember this one back in July 2010 in Milwaukee after torrential rains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowMeHunter Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 This is the pic the milwaukee news showed at 8am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Yeah that's the same spot BowMe. The thing of it is... is there any more sinkholes down roads that are closed off? Incredible rise on this gauge. Edit: US 41 in Lake County is still shut down south of here. Heard reports of floating cars on I-290 in DuPage County. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowMeHunter Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 The thing of it is... is there any more sinkholes down roads that are closed off? Incredible rise on this gauge. Lets hope not.. I'm sure they would be hot of the press if there was.. news eats this **** up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 3.72" here since the main event started yesterday morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 My rain gauge including everything from yesterday. Heavy drizzle falling here now. A picture off the news of submerged cars in Wheaton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Obviously it's a tricky call but with the front still being well west, wouldn't be surprised to see more redevelopment stream in toward Chicago this afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuanis Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 The wife & I closed on our new home in the woods of East Libertyville on Monday. We're less than a half mile east of the Des Plaines river. Since then it's been nothing but excitement! The afternoon following our closing a tree limb fell on live power lines about 60 ft behind our home and caught on fire. If you've never seen a large firetruck try to maneuver down a one lane private road you should, it's pretty entertaining. We're moving into the home on Saturday, but I've been by every morning and evening to monitor how the property is draining as there is a stream that runs along the northern periphery of the 1.5 acre lot. While that stream is just over its banks, the lot seems to be draining decently despite all of the rain. The garage and shed saw an inch or two of water during the height of the rain last night, but the home is dry as can be. Crossing my fingers!As the low lifts northeast this afternoon I expect it to bring some more rain to the Chicago area along with it, but nothing like we've seen over the past couple days Anyway, here are some shots of the swollen Des Plaines River from the Rockland Road bridge in Libertyville at around 9 am today, the stream alongside my new home and the home itself. The final photo is the nearby Riverside Park & Golf Course under water which borders the west bank of the Des Plaines River. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted April 18, 2013 Author Share Posted April 18, 2013 nice job mixing the new house shot in, looks nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuanis Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 nice job mixing the new house shot in, looks nice Praying for weather like that sometime soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWOBLU Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 A few pictures of people sandbagging on the Fox River in Geneva Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Nice pictures Iwoblu. Good to see the working volunteer pictures! Welcome to the forum! --- Some record crests to be set this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chargers09 Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Bring on the onslaught of rain. Look at the radar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL 316 PM CDT THU APR 18 2013 .TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON .DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE. ..REMARKS.. 0300 PM HEAVY RAIN 1 SE LISLE 41.78N 88.07W 04/18/2013 M6.97 INCH DUPAGE IL COCORAHS RAINFALL TOTAL SINCE YESTERDAY. 1.07 INCHES IN THE PAST 8 HOURS. SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF IN THE PAST 4 HOURS. STANDING WATER IN THE YARD HAS RECEDED. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Pouring buckets here but about to let up some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuanis Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Gallery of photos from the Trib:http://galleries.apps.chicagotribune.com/chi-130417-chicago-spring-flood-weather-pictures/#chi-flood18mandog-20130418 That's a lot of water on the Edens Pratt Ave underpass. No wonder they had the expressway closed all day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 1.87" at LAF today, through 5:00pm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 1.87" at LAF today, through 5:00pm. Over 3" now going back to April 16. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchaumburgStormer Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Water over roads receding now. Still tons of water everywhere. First picture is a park that is basically down in a bowl. Edit: would love it of anyone could tell me why some of my photos upload sideways? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Over 3" now going back to April 16. 3.76" since the 16th, through 6:00pm today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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