Weather For Chicago Today |
Yahoo USA Top Latest News - Traffic was solid between Mannheim and O'Hare Airport starting around 4 a.m. Tuesday due to a flooded entrance ramp at O'Hare. More than 100 flights scheduled for Tuesday were canceled at O'Hare Airport and a dozen others were canceled at Midway Airport, according to the Department of Aviation, as airlines play catchup from Monday's late storms. No majory deslays were reported Tuesday morning.
The storms may also have spawned a tornado in rural LaSalle County. Lightning may have caused a house fire in the 600-block of High Street in Aurora Monday night.
Weather For Chicago Today - Not a lot of wind, but heavy rain and lightning and stuff," Aurora Fire Department Battalion Chief Mark Robinson said. Southwest Highway was shut down in Palos Hills after lightning hit a transformer. Power lines crashed down onto the street causing widespread outages. Firefighters were dispatched around 10:30 p.m. Monday. Damage is estimated at $100,000. A Naperville home in the 3600-block of Schillinger Court sustained an estimated $75,000 in damage after a storm-related attic fire. Power lines were leaning down into the street in Burbank on State Road at Cicero. - Weather For Chicago Today
Weather For Chicago Today - Not a lot of wind, but heavy rain and lightning and stuff," Aurora Fire Department Battalion Chief Mark Robinson said. Southwest Highway was shut down in Palos Hills after lightning hit a transformer. Power lines crashed down onto the street causing widespread outages. Firefighters were dispatched around 10:30 p.m. Monday. Damage is estimated at $100,000. A Naperville home in the 3600-block of Schillinger Court sustained an estimated $75,000 in damage after a storm-related attic fire. Power lines were leaning down into the street in Burbank on State Road at Cicero. - Weather For Chicago Today